[GZG] Strange Geopolitical

Such minor problems as running out of ammunition. Try this one.

The US airforce plans on replacing it's in air refueling fleet (about 500
aircraft) over the next 25 years at the rate of 20 aircraft a year. The two
contenders are Boing and Air Bus.

The state of Alabama has pledged $225 million of the money pledged by the
federal government for hurracane Katrina relief to build a factory for Air Bus
(if Air Bus wins). I suspect that this factory would be only for assembly with
the majority of the parts and sub assemblies comming from present Air Bus
suppliers.

Translated: If Air Bus wins then the US Government will subsidize a foreign
company (partly owned by France and Germany among other EU nations)to build
aircraft for the US Airforce with part of the profits going back to those
foreign nations (US subsidizing
France!!! EEK!!!).

I wonder if France will have a parts shortage if the US Airforce gets into a
shooting war that France don't like. Would the French national airlines ever
let Boing win a contract to purchase aircraft?

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http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lOn 8/25/06, Scott
> Siebold <gamers@ameritech.net> wrote:

They already have. Air France runs a fair number of Boeing aircraft.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France

Parts of Boeing aircraft are produced in Japan (among other places) - do
you
also worry what might happen to Boeing a/c in USAF inventory if Japan
objects to some hypothetical future actions of the USA?

I didn't bother looking it up, but I imagine the French Air Force runs
North-American-produced products too - C-130 Hercs would be an obvious
one.
Now, can we go back to discussing things without anti-French trolling,
please?