Obama outsources defense jobs to Brazil

The Washington Times ^ | January 22, 2012 | Fox News

[yoe]

Video.

[yoe]

could it be because of the cost of doing business in the USA has become so expensive due to Unions? Or is this purely political.

[himno hero]

pure political crap.

Our business is our business, front to back!

[SunkenCiv]

"And you know what else? I plan to outsource Obamacare jobs to Brazil, too! Ah ha ha ha ha ha!"

Thanks yoe.

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[emax]

I thought only rabid neocons outsourced American jobs.

[HiTech RedNeck]

What’s been going on with Brazil lately?

I remember at one point not too many years ago, they were really on a big “gay” kick with even their president saying you had to be nuts if you thought pursuing a “gay” lifestyle was wrong. This didn’t sit too well with their traditional Roman Catholic constituency, however. Then I heard nothing more about it. Did all that die a quiet death? If US experience is anything, “gays” don’t go away quietly at all.

Air Force jobs huh. Doing what?

[tinamina]

And then they made a deal to sell their oil to China instead of us. Obama is SUCH a wheeler dealer.

[jz638]

Unless something significant changed in the last several months since this story first bubbled up, this video is a complete misrepresentation.

- Beechcraft didn’t have an aircraft, only a spec to build one. Embraair has proven aircraft with a combat track record.

- the contract specifies that the aircraft will be made in the USA, not Brazil

The real outrage should be focused on why it took the Pentagon ten years to identify the need for this plane.

[kenmcg]

A few months back Bam & Co. sent billions to a Brazilian oil company to drill in the gulf. Who was behind that company????....you guessed it ....George Soros.
Soros or some of his ilk are probably involved in this latest payoff. Scary to see how easily our military elites rollover....just to be sure their careers stay on track.

[Victor]

From what I understand, Georg Soros is HEAVILY invested in Brazil.....

I think that explains the whole damn thing. Follow the money, in this case Zero's money supplier.

[joe fonebone]

I se you have been following this story too...... now go throwing out them there pesky facts, it will only get you flamed..... my thought process tells me that getting our troops the very best equipment trumps “Made in America” every single day of the week....

[tbw2]

And at least taxpayer defense projects support other Americans working. Taking tax payer money to pay Brazilians is immoral.
If they need to save more money, move more projects to the Native American reservations.

[Always Independent]

I have to agree here, Not only did they not define the need. But if you take into account how many aircraft we have sold to Brazil in the past A-4s F-5s and the number of F-18s we are trying to sell them now. I see nothing wrong with us buying a proven design. Sure it would be nice to create more defense jobs here but there is a much bigger picture involved.