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Originally Posted by Navy Chief
I'm not a big fan of selling our ports to other countries, but I don't get to make those decisions. It's way too late anyways.
Lets take a reality check here, the port of Long Beach is owned by the chinese, this sale is from the British to Dubai. Our ports are not run by us! There are only about 200 U.S. flagged merchant ships in the world. We (as a country) got out of the shipping business in the 70's and other countries do it way better than we do.
Having been to the UAE more times than I can count, I will say that Dubai Port Authority is easily the best in the world at running these types of operations. Through the ports of Fallujah and Jebel Ali, almost a third of our oil flows. They have run this massive operations for years and are extremely effective. The UAE is easily our best friend in the middle east. If you have seen this company in action, you would NOT oppose this sale. Greater efficiency of our ports means lower prices on imported goods for you and me.
U.S. Customs and the Coast Guard will still be in charge of security.
This entire thing is a non-issue developed by the left wing to appear right of the administration on a issue that the democratic party has proven itself completly ineffective and inept over the past 20 years.
That's all I have to say about that.
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I am not for or against this Port thing yet but leaning against at the moment but I have heard snippets of good things about the UAE port company amongst all the negative. I for one am not a fan of having a company, owned by a government, operating a US port. Same goes for China as most of their major companies are State owned.
I know the Navy significanlty uses UAE ports in the Gulf... Are they an ally of ours in the class of a Germany or a UK? I would be more comfortable that way.