To: dirtboy; PhiKapMom; joanie-f; snopercod
Do you think that some protesting outside the Boeing HQ, for more C-17's, might get some press? I can imagine that the "liberal media" would be attracted, because they'd want to spin the story to the effect that Boeing (the military industrial complex) is paying us to do it --- that at least would get the news cameras there --- and so what(?) let 'em think it, as long as we bring some attention to the public eye, that we need more airlift capacity.
To: First_Salute
Do you think that some protesting outside the Boeing HQ, for more C-17's, might get some press? I can imagine that the "liberal media" would be attracted, because they'd want to spin the story to the effect that Boeing (the military industrial complex) is paying us to do it --- that at least would get the news cameras there --- and so what(?) let 'em think it, as long as we bring some attention to the public eye, that we need more airlift capacity.Well, the problem is, the factors here are like turning an ocean liner - there are so many vested interests in existing weapons platforms and programs, in both the private and public sectors, that it takes years to turn military doctrine around, let alone support it with the equipment needed to carry out that vision. But it doesn't hurt to start somewhere - I think that demonstrating in front of Boeing would be preaching to the choir, it might be better to start a letter-writing campaign to both newspapers and congresscritters.
35 posted on
03/14/2003 10:51:51 AM PST by
dirtboy
(The Pentagon thinks they can create TIA when they can't even keep track of their own contractors)
To: First_Salute
That's a great idea! Protest Boeing! I cannot believe that we have not speeded up production with the C-141's unable to carry close to cargo that they used to because of fatigue of the 141's. Mind boggling that they didn't plan for that contingency!
166 posted on
03/14/2003 1:33:04 PM PST by
PhiKapMom
(Get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US)
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