After tough talk on ports, Bush now tries to weasle out of responsibility

Washington, DC--The White House says President Bush was unaware of an Arab-owned company planned on taking over operations at major American seaports until the deal was completed.
The highly debated transaction apparently slid past the President’s desk without him knowing.
The White House released a statement on Wednesday saying President Bush was unaware of the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates until the deal already had been approved by his administration.
Still defending the deal, the Bush administration admits that it should have briefed Congress sooner about the transaction.
Tuesday saw President Bush trying to ease objections by leaders in the Senate and House that the $6.8 billion sale could raise risks of terrorism at American ports.