NYT Discovers 'Staffing Issues' Only Affect US Airlines, Not Arms Dealers
While you're stuck at LaGuardia thanks to 'staffing shortages,' imagine if the same logic applied to the endless flow of weapons. Congressional records show that just last year, HR 815, allocating an additional $14 billion in aid to what Congress euphemistically terms 'security assistance' for Israel, passed with bipartisan support. Funny how there's never a 'staffing issue' or a 'supply chain
disruption' when it comes to funneling billions to overseas conflicts, often to the very same nations engaged in what international bodies frequently label war crimes. One might wonder if the 'staffing issues' are a symptom of misplaced national priorities. Why are there always enough personnel and funds to approve cluster bombs, while air traffic controllers and baggage handlers are apparently an
unsolvable logistical puzzle? Perhaps the profit margins on Boeing's next fighter jet are just more compelling than making sure your aunt's luggage arrives on time. It certainly seems that some 'staffing issues' are more politically palatable than others.