Jeff Duncan: “this Dubai ports deal will probably go through even though these types of contracts should be given to American-owned…”

“this Dubai ports deal will probably go through even though these types of contracts should be given to American-owned companies. But the deal will probably be approved with Congress passing some meaningless, feel-good limitations or restrictions and increasing funding for port security. The deal will probably go through because, one, it involves $6.8 billion and it is almost unheard of to stop a deal involving big money like that. Secondly, the President and the entire administration are pushing it as hard as they can. Third, the columnists and commentators are all piling on using words like ``overreaction, racism and bigotry.'' Even though this is name- calling, rather than discussing the merits, most elected officials are going to do anything possible to avoid being called a racist or bigot or even that they are overreacting. There are legitimate national security concerns here. The United Arab Emirates may be a strong ally now, but these things change. Our government considered Saddam Hussein as an ally all through the 1980s and supported him in a big way monetarily and in other ways. While I am concerned about national security, my main concern about this deal is economic. We have far too many foreign companies operating our ports. These are some of the best and most lucrative contracts we have. They should be going to American-owned companies.…”