Reply #39: Q. Does the prez wish he'd learned of the port decision earlier? [View All]

[soothsayer]

A. Congressionally mandated review process (committee on foreign investment in US) and they thoroughly review these transactions to make sure they meet all national security concerns. THoroughly scrutinized. No one objected. Now we have seen some concerns expressed from cogress and others, and that's understandable given that it looks like an arab company is in control of our ports, but that's a false impression. In hindsight we prolly should have briefed members of congress sooner. When you look at the facts it should be clear that all the national security issues were addressed. that is our top concern.