The ports kurfuffle

I must admit to not having a firm grasp on the pros and cons of the approval given by the Bush administration for a Dubai company to take over ownership of management of 6 of our ports on the East coast. My first impression is this could be another Harriet Meirs deal whereby Bush will tuck tail and pull back in the near future. One clue it is a bad deal is the news that Jimmy Carter is for it. I also have a hunch that if Bush should need to take on Iran, we will need friends in the Gulf region with air bases. I need to learn more. We need to do something to get Carter on the other side.