"the association has already started to make its case to the incoming administration of the need to modernize the armed forces and sustain the record defense budgets of recent years.... The industry is gearing up to make sure it benefits from some of Obama's pending economic stimulus package"
The next 'terror" event should take care of that.
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"Aerospace, defense firms on guard for budget cuts; Groups lobby for funding from aid plan" by Bryan Bender, Globe Staff | December 11, 2008
WASHINGTON - America's aerospace and defense industry is gearing up for a major lobbying campaign to persuade President-elect Barack Obama not to make major cuts in prized Pentagon weapons programs, while also making an appeal for the nation's aviation infrastructure to be included in Obama's economic recovery plan.
The Aerospace Industries Association, which represents the nation's major defense and aerospace companies, said yesterday that it plans to head off cutbacks in the defense budget that could harm its financial interests, as recommended recently by a series of Pentagon advisory boards and signaled last week by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates.
"There is some speculation out there, in fact, that the defense budget will be the source of cutbacks in future years to pay for other needs," Marion C. Blakey, AIA's president and CEO, told company executives and members of the media yesterday. "Defense [research and development] is expected to decrease. Some other budgets are probably poised to go down."
But she said the association has already started to make its case to the incoming administration of the need to modernize the armed forces and sustain the record defense budgets of recent years to buy equipment she said is critical to maintaining America's military edge....
I'm SO TIRED of MILITARISM and WARS I can hardly stand it anymore!!! To the gallows with them!
"We are pressing the need for modernization and recapitalization even in these tough economic times," Blakey said. "What we believe is that the United States must maintain its technological edge when it comes to weapon systems."
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The industry is gearing up to make sure it benefits from some of Obama's pending economic stimulus package. "I was a bit disappointed," Blakey said of Obama's recent pledge to make historic investments in public works and other infrastructure to help create jobs, noting that he left out new airports, an upgraded air traffic control system, and other aviation investments that she said are "all a part of 21st-century solutions."The association has launched an ad campaign called "The Strength to Lift America" that highlights the aerospace and defense industry's contributions to the economy - including accounting for more than 2 million "middle class" jobs and 30,000 suppliers in 50 states, as well as the leading manufacturing exporter.
I'm about ready to cash it in on AmeriKa! You love your WAR ECONOMY so much, then GO DOWN into the PIT of HELL with it, you bastards!!!!!!
"We can provide a vital lift in the most opportune time to get our nation back on its economic feet," Blakey told the audience.
With what, MORE WARS?
Yet even Blakey herself said the industry overall has weathered much of the storm that has damaged the rest of the economy. This year it will post an estimated $204 billion in sales, up 2.1 percent, she reported.
Yeah, WAR LOOTERS are doing JUST FINE, thank you!
"The gangbuster trends of the last few years in our industry are almost certainly over for a while," she said, "but we do not anticipate a severe downturn in the near term either."
Why would they? It seems that war looters ALWAYS WIN!!--more--"
