Reply #47: It doesn't really matter who has the operational control,

[President Kerry]

whether it's a privately-own or a government-owned company, foreign or domestic. What matters is the security oversight, which has to be excellent, REGARDLESS of who runs the ports. It's silly to think that our ports or airports are any more safe if they are contracted out to some bozo without much expertise, as opposed to a mega-scale company specializing in maritime operations. I think it's fear-mongering and xenophobia at its finest on display here.

What bothers me more is the possibility of cronyism. It should be a competitive process, just like any other transaction in a capitalist society.