So, the President vows to tighten up port security but never funds it, meanwhile millions of cargo containers routinely enter the U.S. from all over the world without inspection. Naturally, the smart move is to outsource port operations to a company in the United Arab Emirates:

The Bush administration on Thursday rebuffed criticism about potential security risks of a $6.8 billion sale that gives a company in the United Arab Emirates control over significant operations at six major American ports.

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Lawmakers said the UAE was an important transfer point for shipments of smuggled nuclear components sent to Iran, North Korea and Libya by a Pakistani scientist, Abdul Qadeer Khan. They also said the UAE was one of only three countries to recognize the now-toppled Taliban as Afghanistan's legitimate government.

It will be even more interesting to see what happens when NY/NJ Teamsters Longshoremen working the docks find out who their new bosses are...