Ebbie, these ports have been run by a "foreign entity" for some time now (and I don't know how long). However, that entity was a corporation, responsible to its owners and stockholders and to its bottom line profits. The new "company" is a government-owned organization, also interested in profit, of course, but also usable for foreign-policy purposes by the government of the UAE.

It is entirely true, as many people have stated already, that the day-to-day operations of the ports will likely not change, they will be subject to the same US port regulations and, except for top management, the same people will keep working at them. I just don't like the idea of something so vital to our economy and security being controlled by another country. Maybe it's like buying your gas from BP or from Citgo...the car runs the same, but gas from Citgo is directly controlled by the government of Venezuela, who can cut it off or not as they see fit.