File under: Wuh? Heh? Sezwuh? What is it with the White House pushing support towards the pending sale of six major U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates (UAE) state-owned company.
Where are the Congressional hearings on this one? Or, perhaps, they wish to focus on the vice president’s hunting accident.
The sale of a large U.S. corporation to China was blocked by Congress last year.
I find myself in the unusual position to support Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. quoted as saying, “Outsourcing the operations of our largest ports to a country with a dubious record on terrorism is a homeland security and commerce accident waiting to happen. The administration needs to take another look at this deal.”
London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company is the world’s fourth-largest ports company. It “runs commercial operations at shipping terminals in New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, New Orleans, Miami and Philadelphia.”
I just don’t get it. What next, Saudi Arabia running our major airports?
