tag:www.thedonovan.com,2012://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9738-2012-03-24T15:27:22ZComments for Heh...We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010Movable Type 4.12tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.97382008-09-10T13:59:43Z2008-09-10T14:18:15ZHeh...Attila of Argghhh!)]]>http://www.thedonovan.comThis was not unexpected.
A political football for years, this struggle has left a string of bodies in its wake, not the least of which was one of the finest 4-stars (scroll down to Para 5) I ever had the distinct pleasure to work with. Alas, he got caught in the kill sack between the Pentagon, Air Force and the *cough* Congress.
Both sides have legit issues and the whole thing was a chocolate mess from the start--and trust me, I'm no friend of Boeing--but the Airbus, in my humble opinion, couldn't do all the things it should have been able to do.
Finally, and I'll do a little more digging to back this up, but I wouldn't trust a French company any farther than I could throw their headquarters building when it comes to maintaining any semblance of security on the KC-30s vulnerabilities. That little list would be emailed to Moscow, Beijing and Teheran before the first jet was on the ramp.
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tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9738-comment:78174Comment from Murray on 2008-09-10Murray
Damn, dipped out again. ]]>
2008-09-11T02:59:12Z2008-09-11T02:59:12Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9738-comment:78159Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-09-10John of Argghhh!http://www.thedonovan.com
Geez, Dusty - I'm just looking for the silver lining, not making recommendations!
Snerk!
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2008-09-10T18:17:55Z2008-09-10T18:17:55Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9738-comment:78154Comment from Attila of Argghhh! on 2008-09-10Attila of Argghhh!http://www.thedonovan.com They did.]]>
2008-09-10T17:42:45Z2008-09-10T17:42:45Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9738-comment:78153Comment from Casey on 2008-09-10Caseyhttp://www.thegantry.net/blog ]]>
2008-09-10T17:20:48Z2008-09-10T17:20:48Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9738-comment:78149Comment from Attila of Argghhh! on 2008-09-10Attila of Argghhh!http://www.thedonovan.com
most of what the proposal calls for. Besides, their strategic goals are fairly similar to the French, no?]]>
2008-09-10T16:12:58Z2008-09-10T16:12:58Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1.9738-comment:78148Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-09-10John of Argghhh!http://www.thedonovan.com
Then at least, Euro-taxpayers will be subsidizing *our* defense expenditures...]]>
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