Frist calls for halt to UAE Port deal

[KevinTheOmnivore]

China is a direct, global, and economic opponent. Ostensibly giving the Chinese government, a competitor in the globalmarket, control over our access to a natural resource semed like a crazy idea.

This company has a stellar record as far as I know, and has followed all of the appropriate guidelines. DP World has friggin offered to establish ANOTHER company, only headed by an American citizen, to have direct oversight over the American ports. It was Dubai that requested the 45 day review period, offering their bid up to yet another period of review and scrutiny.

Everything they've done seems perfectly legit and by-the-book to me. Contrast this with our own leaders, such as Senators Clinton and Schumer, who have taken this opportunity to hold press conferences on docks, or with Senator Frist, who used it as an opportunity to get in a "rolled up sleves" photo opp. as he flew over some ports in a helicopter.

The American reaction I see seems to be turning this issue into a security matter. I think that response is a product of yes, xenophobia, and America's understandable fear of the Arab world. That, to me, makes the current actions of our leaders all the more irresponsible.