The role the U.S. government is currently playing in port security does not change with the purchase by Dubai Ports World.
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The fact of the matter is criminals have been operating in seaports a long, long time. The bad guys know how open the system is. The good guys don't seem to have a real command on it here because we haven't paid as much attention to this problem as we need to.Stephen Flynn
It is physically impossible to check every container without essentially stopping global commerce.
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It may well be a first-generation European, people with visa-exempt passports, with advanced degrees and no record of criminality, who just arrives as a tourist.
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This deal is not near the top of the list of things to worry about.
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We're not acting like a nation at war.
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It seems like a very basic concept but we can't get any traction on it with the U.S. government.
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