re: #345 lawhawk

Hooray! GOP pushes a bill to block Boeing’s sale of planes to Iran.

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Yeah, about that.

The GOP and their cheerleaders don’t want people to understand that stopping those sales hurts American jobs too. There’s 1000s of American workers who rely on the sale of those planes. It’s in the supply chain too - so we’re talking about people across the country who indirectly rely on the sale of those planes for their very employment.

The licensing deal allowing the sale to Iran is for 80 Boeing aircraft (and up to 118 Airbus planes).

80 Boeing planes. We’re talking about Boeing 747s, as well as 777 and upgraded 777X wide-body jets under a $17.6 billion order for 80 Boeing aircraft. Boeing is also helping Iran Air line up another 29 planes from leasing companies.

What does blocking the sale of commercial airplanes help a damn? Typical Republican bullshit.