Why has the US government sold off so many eastern United States sea ports to suspect arab nations?

Answer 1

It's called Corporate Capitalism and some people are getting very rich off property owned by the people of the US.

Answer 2

I would guess that you consider all Arab nations to be suspect.

And the US has not sold off any seaports. They have hired overseas companies to manage many of our seaports. Some of those companies are European, and some are Middle Eastern. But all go through the same (laughably poor) security checks.

Then again, look at how much corruption exists in purely American companies. For example, the American TSA security that allowed a bag of drugs and guns on a US flight (link below). Given how poor security is in general, the name or the home country of firm handing port management is the least of our problems.

Answer 3

The ports deal became killed quickly after it became proposed. No US port is operated by technique of any Arab entity. added, the UAE is a few distance from a "suspect" u . s .. it truly is arguably the most Western of Arab states.

Answer 4

We havent...The one recently was blocked. The ports that want to sell, are privately owned, but need the OK from the Feds. Most that are Foriegn owned are Not Arab.A good portion are owned by the Chinese Military and Government

Answer 5

Because the sea ports are immovable objects and the Arabs paid in dollars.
The Americans end up with the ports and the dollars. Quite clever I think.
Have your cake and eat it so to speak.

Answer 6

All of our seaports are controlled by the Longshoremen, who are controlled by Organized Crime.
No matter who runs the seaports, the Mafia will decide what comes in, and what goes out.
Sleep tight. Not too worry. Have a life.

Answer 7

Are they trying that again? They tried to do that to the Port of Oakland, California and people screamed and howled and embarassed them that they had to pull out of the deal.