Apparently, our diplomatic corps now doubles as Boeing’s overseas marketing department

by Will · January 6, 2011

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Michael Drew
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January 7, 2011 at 6:12 am
This is not sleazy. This is their job.Report
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- Will in reply to Michael Drew
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  January 7, 2011 at 8:03 am
  Say whaaa?Report
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  - Michael Drew in reply to Will
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    January 7, 2011 at 8:41 am
    To promote U.S. interests abroad? Not their job? Our major industries are very, very much among our interests. And this is not an instance of government choosing among domestic competitors in an industry – Boeing is pretty much the representation of the United States in this industry. However, even where they would make such a selection from among American firms, pushing American firms’ products internationally is basically a central task of American diplomacy. It’s just so commonplace that we barely talk about it.Report
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    - Will in reply to Michael Drew
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      January 7, 2011 at 8:50 am
      Pimping a company that happens to be based in the United States isn’t the same as advancing the United States’ interests. We have trade missions, sure, but they’ve never been geared towards advancing a particular company’s agenda.Report
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      - Michael Drew in reply to Will
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        January 7, 2011 at 9:46 am
        In some cases it isn’t, but in other cases it is. In the case of this industry, where there are basically two players world-wide and one happens to be American, pimping it does happen to be in the national interest.Report
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    - Scott in reply to Michael Drew
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      January 7, 2011 at 8:52 am
      I agree and wish I had written this. It is sad to see Mr. Carney waste his time and pathetic for Will to call this “sleazy.”Report
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Scott
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January 7, 2011 at 8:12 am
Good, I hope we screw the Europeans and Airbus every way we can.Report
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Rufus F.
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January 7, 2011 at 8:23 am
Isn’t ‘Boeing’ the sound that airplane parts make when they hit the ground?Report
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Mike Schilling
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January 7, 2011 at 9:28 am
Why, since this stuff goes back years, does the article say “Obama” 12 times?Report
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Christopher Carr
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January 8, 2011 at 12:29 am
That’s how imperialism works.Report
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