What goes around .. comes around
And this this political stunt by republicans just endangered our country and our military even more
I don't like it when Democrats pull a stunt like this .. I sure as heck don't like it when our side does it
Right now as far as I'm concerned .. the Republicans can go to hell
John Boehner is driving the bus. All aboard!
A year or so ago, they placed a GIANT order for Boeing 787s and 777s as well as several Airbus A380s. If we tell them "up yours" to the US portion of the port deal (a tiny portion of the whole deal), seems to me they'd be within their rights to exercise whatever options they have re: flipping plane orders.
They also are the host country to the largest Navy base outside the US, and that port is operated by, yup, DPW. What if they kicked the Fifth Fleet out over this? Wouldn’t blame them either as our actions smack of protectionism, even bigotry. We're closing a base in Spain and moving most of the assets to Italy. Gosh, I wonder why .
Like it or not, the UAE is going to be a major player in aviation (like they already are in port services). They're starting a company, Dubai Aerospace Enterprises, with $15 BILLION in seed money to buy up and/or establish airport operators, MRO facilities, component manufacturing and aircraft leasing. They expect to have 30,000 employees by 2015, and plan to ultimately have an aircraft final completion facility in Dubai. The Asian aircraft market is HUGE and DAE plans to be a major player in the supply chain.
They will be the third largest leasor (sp?) of commercial airliners (following GE Capital). There’s another $15 billion to come in behind that. DAE Capital (the leasing subsidiary) is looking to buy ~50 widebody jets this year. Anyone here think booting them from the port deal WON’T affect their choice as to which manufacturer to buy from?
The people who recoil at the idea of DPW scheduling what forklift goes where at some terminal are going to have a cow over DAE leasing, building parts for and overhauling widebody jetliners.
"the Republicans can go to hell"
Ditto, I was asked yesterday to serve on my county GOP central committee. I will refuse. I help candidates in my area, but these politicians are starting to make me sick. I will continue to support my friends, but the party has lost my support.
I always thought the label "The Stupid Party" had to do with the fumbling of our congress critters. But lately I've discovered truely why we're called the Stupid Party. It's because some incredibly stupid people elected those stupid congressmen.
And this this political stunt by republicans just endangered our country and our military even more
I don't like it when Democrats pull a stunt like this .. I sure as heck don't like it when our side does it
Right now as far as I'm concerned .. the Republicans can go to hell
DITTOS!!!!!