"People don't need to worry about security. This deal wouldn't
go forward if we were concerned about the security for the United
States of America." --George W. Bush, on the deal to hand over U.S.
port security to a company operated by the United Arab Emirates,
Washington, D.C., Feb. 23, 2006
"And I want those who are questioning it to step up and explain why
all of a sudden a Middle Eastern company is held to a different
standard than a Great British company." --George W. Bush, defending
a plan to allow a company controlled by the United Arab Emirates to
manage ports in the United States, aboard Air Force One, Feb. 21,
2006
