“White Paper” rips Tanker Award

Leeham News and Comment ^ | May 29, 2008 | leehamnet

[MHalblaub]

"White paper" http://sev.prnewswire.com/aerospace-defense/20080529/DC2379729052008-1.html

[Perdogg]

Duncan Hunter and Maria Cantwell will get to the bottom of this!!!!

[mc6809e]

I question Boeing's patriotism.

If Boeing really cared about the United States instead of its own pocketbook, they would have lowered the price and won the contract.

Seems patriotism is fine with them as long as it makes their wallet fatter.

Given all that the United States has done for them, in terms of wealth building, giving them loads of tax dollars and protecting their freedoms, I'd say that, if Boeing REALLY believed in being patriotic, they'd be giving tankers away to the US military for free.

[richardtavor]

I use white paper every day when I am sitting on my throne.

[southernerwithanattitude]

Just what our troops need-—a French war plane. I wonder does it come with a free surrender flag?

THERE IS NO WAY MY TAX MONEY SHOULD BE USED TO BUY FRENCH ANYTHING MUCH LESS AN AIRFORCE TANKER!

[kbennkc]

John McCain : “This is an outrage . I massaged this EADS deal myself . Everybody else is corrupt , corrupt I tell you and unpatriotic . Those damn Boeings , junk and corrupt . B-17 junk and corrupt , hereinafter j&c ,B-29 , B-47 , B-52 , kc-135 , 707 , 727,737, 747 , 767, 777 and all the variants are j&c . As if it were not bad enough that the Boeing stockholders are corrupt , unpatriotic profiteers , I have further evidence Boeing employees were working for wages not patriotism.”

[Always Independent]

They are pissed off that Northrop employees refuse to be unionized period!

[southernerwithanattitude]

Does anyone remember the Airforce asking for fly over permission from France and being made to extend the mission by hours and hours because we were told to stay out of French airspace?

And now they want us to buy war planes for them, no thanks.

[Cicero]

And now they want us to buy war planes for them, no thanks.

Boeing has behaved badly, but I still find this decision hard to defend. As you point out, France has several times forbidden us to fly missions through their airspace. What happens down the line when they refuse to provide us with planes because they don't approve of some other mission?

Our government used to understand that you are at risk if you rely on other countries for critical war materials. So we built stockpiles. Now we've not only run down the stockpiles, but we rely on other countries for damned near everything--even many of our computers, made in Malaysia.

[norton]

"I question Boeing's patriotism...
Given all that the United States has done for them, in terms of wealth building, giving them loads of tax dollars and protecting their freedoms, I'd say that, if Boeing REALLY believed in being patriotic, they'd be giving tankers away to the US military for free."

I question your lack of a sarcasm tag.

(Norton 9668P)

[southernerwithanattitude]

I don’t care who builds these planes as long as it is an American company. Of all the countries in the world France is the LAST country that I would by military goods from!

[mc6809e]

I question your lack of a sarcasm tag.

Yeah, well it wasn't sarcasm.

If an American corporation can't compete with a European corporation, then the problem is with the American corporation.

I don't believe in welfare for slackers. The problem is with Boeing.

[mc6809e]

I question your lack of a sarcasm tag.

Yeah, well it wasn't sarcasm.

If an American corporation can't compete with a European corporation, then the problem is with the American corporation.

I don't believe in welfare for slackers. The problem is with Boeing.

[kbennkc]

The problem is with Boeing

I hope Maxine Waters socializes them ./sarc sarc sarc sarc

[MHalblaub]

“THERE IS NO WAY MY TAX MONEY SHOULD BE USED TO BUY FRENCH ANYTHING MUCH LESS AN AIRFORCE TANKER!”

Did you know engines used on current KC-135 fleet are build with almost 50 % French content?

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Ouch. Boeing’s profit margin is already only 6.5% as it is.

When they go bankrupt, the whole company’s jobs will be lost.

[TalonDJ]

Seems patriotism is fine with them as long as it makes their wallet fatter.

Last I checked the US was not a part of the USSR.

[mc6809e]

Ouch. Boeing’s profit margin is already only 6.5% as it is. When they go bankrupt, the whole company’s jobs will be lost.

So what's the problem with them, then? They over-charge on tankers and still are only making 6.5%?

Someone is taking home more tax money than they deserve.

Let me guess: I bet it's Boeing labor that expects the rest of the country to do it's patriotic duty to make their wallets fatter.

For the good of the country, of course.

[TalonDJ]

What happens down the line when they refuse to provide us with planes because they don't approve of some other mission?

No problem. They are being built in Alabama. If Northrop's partner breaks the contract then they will just get someone else to supply them with parts.

[omega4179]

Plus boeing lost 4 out of 5 performance factors to the winner.