Reply #32: I think that's info that we should all know & find out about.

[Pachamama]

I had no idea that some ports were already managed by the UK. My stance is that NO FOREIGN OWNED COMPANY, NOR ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY shall own and manage our ports or anything that pertains to the security of our borders. This has nothing to do with Xenophobia or racial profiling. This is plain common sense.

The reality is this...there is no "War on Terror" (except for in the minds and rhetoric of the Bush Administration). We are not at War with any Nation (War was never declared by Congress) and if one wants to count Iraq, that's an occupation in a country that is now at Civil War and we are caught in the crossfire after having flamed the fires. Terrorist Groups have existed since the beginning of time and will always exist. The reality is that there is a security problem and concern from terrorist groups, and when one has a security concern or problem the way one deals with it is by providing SECURITY! That means more border security in the form of funding our Coast Guard, our ports, our border patrol, etc.! It means funding for states and towns and their police and first responders. It means investments in intelligence gathering (as opposed to outing agents). It means that you don't allow security BREACHES, which is precisely what allowing the UAE takeover of our ports would be.

:grr:

Meanwhile, Americans need to get a full report and investigation of how their ports are being managed (or mis-managed) and our Congress needs to do something about it and do it fast!