Pat Buchanan on trade policy
Pat Buchanan this month has written two rip-roaring articles on U.S. trade policy: here; and here.
“The commonest error in politics,” said Lord Salisbury, “is sticking to the carcass of dead policies.”
Lord Salisbury’s rule comes to mind on reading of John McCain’s delight at the $40 billion contract awarded the French-led parent of Airbus—to build the next generation of U.S. Air Force tankers.
The contract could run to $100 billion and is a body blow to Boeing in its duel to the death with Airbus. Two-thirds of all air-to-air refueling tankers are used by the United States. The contract gives a 30-year lease on life to the expiring Airbus A330 and means early death for Boeing’s 767, the U.S. model for the tanker.
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The articles tell little that long-time readers of The Economic Nationalist do not already know, maybe, but they tell it as only Mr. Buchanan can. It is recommended to follow the links.
HJH
April 9th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
A bit off topic, but we’re having a discussion of distributism at my blog. I know you’ve commented before about how you’re partial to distributism, so I thought you might be able to answer a few of my doubts.