Someone has been selling out American jobs for too long. We are on our way to being destroyed, so let us call a halt to this if we can find the culprit.
Probably a coincidence that all the congressman calling this a bad decision are from states where the airplane would be built.
It could be the worst idea in the world and they’d be for it simply because of the impact on their re-election.
I’m inclined to go along with the professional decision makers rather than “outraged” politicians whose ox has been gored.
I'm pretty sure they made some, and were slated to make even more $$$ off the lease "deal" that was going to sock the American taxpayer.
How much of the high-tech electronic equipment that our military forces absolutely depend on is wholly manufactured in foreign countries, or contains vital components for which we depend in foreign sources? Far too much, would be my guess, and I believe that a consequence of this dependency is that our national security and survival is not nearly as certain as we would like it to be.
Reality is Boeing farms out a large amount of work off shore. Wings come from Australia and many parts are made in Asia.