Dubai wags the dog

This is what bothers me the most about the new deal to reassure Americans that our ports will be secure under the management of DP World:

The Bush administration said yesterday that it has accepted a proposal from a Dubai maritime company to conduct a 45-day review of the national security implications of the company's plans to take control of significant operations at six U.S. ports.

What on earth explains the passive construction of an arrangement that finds DP World allowing the United States to conduct a national security review of its operations? When did our security become of secondary importance to a financial transaction?