The Long and Short of It:
Sen. McCain’s investigation proved unethical behavior that sent some Boeing employees to jail.
That is something.
Oh, wait...Democrats don’t want to hear that, do they?
I get it.
Interesting thing about that. Mr. Integrity has always asserted he was doing this on behalf of the Taxpayers, but we taxpayers were going to get 100 planes for $18 billion. Not a bad deal, and hardly a gouging of "$6 billion" that McCain's deputies asserted.
Now that we get a do-over, what happens...EADS puts in a bid for $40 billion for 100 planes...h'mmmmm. Doesn't seem like the taxpayer made out too well on that deal...."Mr. Budget Hawk". Sigh. An honest press would have crucified McCain over these Grand-Standing shenanigans...which cost us defense capability...and taxpayer dollars...long ago. At least such that he never would have survived South Carolina's primary.
As for Democrats not wanting to hear about sending Republican pro-Defense people [Boeing for instance] to jail...don't be so sure.
And just who...precisely...do you think RINO McCain is and would rather be running as?
Meanwhile, EADs people commit bribery right and left, and deduct it from their taxes as legitimate business expenses, but Boeing is somehow the seat of all evil, eh? You guys were so sure Boeing was the worst. Wrong. You jumped out of the frying pan...into the fire...
Airbus has a history of graft and corruption, perhaps you should read The Center For Security Policy Report, and also read the June 2003 article in The Economist titled, "Airbus' secret past – Aircraft and bribery"?
The Economist article details Airbus sales campaigns in India, Syria and Canada that involved corruption and bribes. The article notes that in 2001, the Undersecretary for Commerce for International Trade, Grant Aldonas, testified before Congress on US competitiveness in aircraft manufacturing. The Undersecretary warned that bribery remains a threat to US competitiveness, quoting him, he said:
"The Economist observed:
'This is an industry where foreign corruption has a real impact. Bribery by foreign companies can have important consequences for US competitiveness. Because of the critical role governments play in selecting aircraft suppliers, and because of the huge sums of money involved in aircraft purchases, this sector has been especially vulnerable to trade distortions involving bribery of foreign public officials.'
"His remarks were directed squarely at Airbus and the European nations which aggressively back Airbus sales campaigns throughout the world.And perhaps you think this is all, 'old news'? Wrong again. EADs, the parent company was just busted just last year, committing Bribery in Austria for its Eurofighter...guess old habits die hard..."According to a 2001 European Parliament Report -- the US National Security Agency intercepted faxes and phone calls between Airbus, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Saudi government officials in early 1994. The NSA found that Airbus agents were offering bribes to a Saudi official to ensure that Airbus received a $6 billion order to modernize Saudi Arabian Airlines fleet. Bribes and corruption have long been part of Airbus' standard operating procedure for getting other countries to buy their airplanes."