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July 2008 Poll #2
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July 2008 Poll #1
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Should Airbus and Boeing be worried about Bombardier launching the C Series with advanced fuel efficient technologies to compete against smaller members of the A320 and 737 families?
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Yes
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62%
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No
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29%
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Undecided
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9%
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Total votes: 98
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Do you agree with the General Accounting Office's recommendation to cancel the KC-45 tanker contract won by the Northrop and Airbus A330 and start the competition over again?
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Yes
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51%
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No
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45%
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Undecided
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4%
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Total votes: 114
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Comment: With the number of programs underway to develop short-range jetliners in Canada, China,
and Japan that compete with Airbus and Boeing, it remains to be seen whether the market can support so many
differing designs.
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Comment: The GAO largely agrees with our earlier assessment that the evaluation criteria were at
least unclear and at most unfair to the competitors. This competition is only the latest example of poor
acquisition efforts on the part of the Air Force. The service appears to be unable to make its
competitions transparent and fair to all parties.
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June 2008 Poll #2
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June 2008 Poll #1
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Should Europe develop its own manned space capsule?
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Yes
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45%
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No
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45%
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Undecided
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10%
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Total votes: 91
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Do you agree with the international effort to ban cluster bombs?
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Yes
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49%
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No
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43%
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Undecided
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8%
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Total votes: 109
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Comment:
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Comment:
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May 2008 Poll #2
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May 2008 Poll #1
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Should the US sell advanced weapons like JDAM, AMRAAM, and JSOW to Middle Eastern nations like Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Turkey?
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Yes
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17%
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No
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80%
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Undecided
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3%
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Total votes: 103
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Comment: Norway has invested in the F-35 development program, which would seem to make purchasing
the production model an obvious decision. Nevertheless, Sweden has made rather attractive offers of
lucrative contracts to jointly develop an advanced Gripen model. The political debate over this decision
within the Norwegian government will likely be fierce.
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Comment: Despite these whoppingly one-sided results, foreign military sales have become critical to
the finances of many defense companies. The numbers of arms purchased domestically are simply not enough
to make most weapon programs economically viable. The wealth of the Middle East, and their associated
security concerns, make these nations extremely attractive markets.
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