DHS OPPOSED PORTS.....AT FIRST

Looks like DHS was the only member of the "group" which was opposed to the port deal with DP World.

From Capitol Hill Blue:

Within Bush Administration, only DHS opposed ports deal

The Homeland Security Department objected at first to a United Arab Emirates company's taking over significant operations at six U.S. ports. It was the lone protest among members of the government committee that eventually approved the deal without dissent.

The department's early objections were settled later in the government's review of the $6.8 billion deal after Dubai-owned DP World agreed to a series of security restrictions.

On Saturday, congressional leaders, the company and Bush administration officials reached for a compromise intended to derail plans by Republicans and Democrats for legislation next week that would force a new investigation of security issues relating to the deal. Talks were to continue through the weekend.

Yeh, they opposed the deal right up until they were told to toe the party....neocon....line.