Cassapolis
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Somehow in the melee it has gotten overlooked that that it is not 6 ports that the UAE would control but 8 and those last 2 are in fact military installations.
Since a column raising an alarm about CFIUS’ decision appeared in this space last week, three new factors have come to light that compound the strategic folly of the UAE deal:
O First, in addition to the six affected ports mentioned above, two others would also have part of their operations managed by DP World – on behalf of none other than the U.S. Army. Under a newly extended contract, the owner of P and O will manage the movement of heavy armor, helicopters and other military materiel through the Texas seaports of Beaumont and Corpus Christie. How much would our enemies like to be able to sabotage such shipments?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1582373/posts
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/index.jsp?section=papers&code=06-D_09
Since a column raising an alarm about CFIUS’ decision appeared in this space last week, three new factors have come to light that compound the strategic folly of the UAE deal:
O First, in addition to the six affected ports mentioned above, two others would also have part of their operations managed by DP World – on behalf of none other than the U.S. Army. Under a newly extended contract, the owner of P and O will manage the movement of heavy armor, helicopters and other military materiel through the Texas seaports of Beaumont and Corpus Christie. How much would our enemies like to be able to sabotage such shipments?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1582373/posts
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/index.jsp?section=papers&code=06-D_09