Monday, September 21, 2009
Trade Ruling Adds Fuel To Aerial-Tanker Contract Fight
From McClatchy News:
WASHINGTON — A long-awaited ruling in an international trade dispute could become the latest flash point in the competition for a $35 billion contract to start replacing the aging fleet of Air Force aerial refueling tankers.
The Pentagon is expected to release a draft request for bids on the tanker contract this week.
Boeing supporters in Congress have made it clear that they won't tolerate a competition that doesn't take into account a preliminary ruling earlier this month from the World Trade Organization that Airbus has received billions of dollars in illegal subsidies from four European governments.
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My Comment: So .... the nations defense is now dependent on what the WTO decides is in everyone's best interests .... which (of course) will not be in the best interest of the U.S.
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