Decius wrote:

flynn23 wrote:
I think you hit the nail on the head when you said "privatized security model." That's especially effective when you're dealing with national security. It'll be even more effective now that it'll be privatized outside of US jurisdictional effect. But I'm sure some guys in Texas will get rich in the process.

It isn't being privatized outside the US. The stuff that the UAE is looking to buy is currently owned by a British company. Security is handled by ICE, very much a domestic concern.

Irrelevant. The whole notion is that this is privatized - meaning that it is not held to a standard which is aligned with the good of the nation. Besides, do you think ICE gives a fuck about smuggling and other nasty things going on at ports? They're getting PAID by the port operator. Last thing they need is to risk that contract by exposing an incident in which the port might get shut down or attract scrutiny.

Ironically, the real reason why this is happening is due to our trade deficit. You can't keep importing more than you export forever. The US has been forced to start selling hard assets to make up the difference. At what point do we start selling other key infrastructure pieces? Adopt a highway indeed.

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