"The Daily News has learned that lawmakers also want to know if a detailed 45-day probe should have been conducted instead of one that lasted no more than 25 days.
    "According to a 1993 congressional measure, the longer review is mandated when the company is owned by a foreign government and the purchase "could result in control of a person engaged in interstate commerce in the U.S. that could affect the national security of the U.S."
    "Congressional sources said the President has until March 2 to trigger that harder look.
    ""The most important thing is for someone to explain how this is consistent with our national security," Fossella said."

The Debate Goes On

There's a whole lot I don't understand - why is it that a foreign country (Britain) was guarding and managing our ports in the first place? Is it a specialized activity and skill that only a few countries have expertise in? Why doesn't each country manage its own ports? Is this kind of thing standard all over the world?

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