Lobbying Kills American Jobs
The US economy constituted 26% percent of the global GDP when Bill Clinton came to the Oval Office. When Barack Obama left the White House 24 years later, the US economy had shrunk to 15%. Donald Trump stopped the bleeding for four years. It was too late yet not all the blame should be put on the inept presidents. Lobbying kills American jobs. Everyone in America knows it or do they?
It is very easy to make the case against these three Globalist presidents. Then, lobbyists will go free, having robbed the bank. Some would say, it is like a chicken and egg or is it like apples and oranges? In either case, it must be ineptitude and greed. Yet the correlation between the presidents and the lobbyists is one thing. Lobbying, currently constituted, is purely an American mess. It may eventually bring this sole superpower down.
None the less, “hope shall never die,” but there is also no easy recourse from the stranglehold of the lobbies. Simply put, the lobbies are too big and convoluted. They involve foreign powers, allied countries, nation-states in need and most importantly religions. Considering some of them are making the case for Armageddon, it looks like it is only God willing, this problem will be resolved.
Until then, some are adamant to create their own doomsday and do not even realize it. Some call it having the faith, while others put the blame on heard mentality. Yet, what is clear, there are no earthly answers and that may unfortunately be the eventual fate of these United States of America.
Lobbying Kills American Jobs:
They Immediately Reappear in Eastern Countries
First thing first, “killing” means losing the entire segment of the manufacturing process when a technological innovation takes place. It may be an instrument with industrial use that has applications in wide ranging segments of the economy. It may also be, for example, a major military platform. In either case, an entire echo system looses.
What is worse, what disappears in America immediately reappears in one of the fast rising Eastern powers. These powers, from then on, become the supplier to America. Two decades into the 21st century, the mechanics of killing American jobs have become very automatic.
In the latter part of the 20th century, China was reaping most what was America losing. China first played the Globalist card. In the latter phase, China began exploiting the fallacy of the Globalism against the Western powers. So much so that China had long turned Nationalist while preaching Globalist values. The West never realized the change well into 21st century.
By then, other players from the fast rising East were already in play. They came of age and formidably. Yet they were not like China. They were not manipulating or doing the “dirty” tricks to achieve similar goals. They did not need to. For them, everything started to materialize “automatically” because now lobbying in America was killing jobs and sending them their way.
One of Fortune 100’s Best Companies of America:
Soon to Struggle Against Turkish Competitor
One good example involves Fortune 100’s Best Companies in North America. Case in point industry giant produces electro-optical (EO) and infrared (IR) cameras that are also used in drones. Naturally, this company also began supplying Turkey, one of the fastest growing developers and manufacturers of drones.
No sooner, Turkey was becoming dominant in the region, involving in all aspects of drones. Eventually armed Turkish drones started to make history with each victory in a regional conflict. As a result, lobbying against Turkey became bonanza in the US. No one in the West wanted Turkey to dominate the region. Turkey was good so long as it remained subservient ally in the Western Alliance.
Canada, under pressure from lobbyists, put an embargo on all military sales to “ New Turkey.” Yet this decision was sure to backfire and it quickly did. Suddenly, Turkey unveiled that it already had the same technology and it did not need to buy anymore from Canada. Worse, Turkey was in a position to produce better versions and cheaper.
Plus, since Turkey was one of the leading manufacturers of one of a kind drones, there was nothing to stop it anymore to dominate the market. What some thought until then too minuscule in volume to pay any attention, suddenly was impacting lots of jobs in an echo system. Rising star from the East was now going to become a tough competitor and it was only the beginning of problems for an American giant.
Turkey to Dominate Drone World
To put it into perspective, Turkey was not even in the drone business only a decade ago. Lobbyists in North America first prevented the sale of ready made drones to Turkey from the US. Turkey, in turn, started to develop and manufacture its own in 2010. Lobbyists, after that, prevented other countries, like Israel, not to sell or delay the sale of drones or related products and services to Turkey. Finally lobbyists put an end to the sale of anything of military to Turkey like in the case of Canada.
Turkey today, together with China, is projected to break the US-Israel hegemony in global drone sales. Currently, the US has about 50 percent of the market. Israel has 25 percent. How fast Turkey-China duo will take over the reign from the US-Israel tandem is not clear but it should not be too far. All the pieces are in place both for China and Turkey. In some cases, as Turkey demonstrated already, they may be much ahead in technology, price and manufacturing capabilities.
So much so that, Turkey now, reportedly, indigenously produces drones with no help from outside upto 93%. Plus, Turkey has one more thing going. It has already tested its drones in active war scenarios against the defensive mechanism of Russia and France. They were no match.
German Quality and Chinese Prices
By the way, on that note, Chinese drones are no match against the Turkish defensive technologies either. Turkish drones were victorious every-time be it in Syria, Libya, Karabakh or Eastern Mediterranean Sea. No one had answers. Turkish forces in Libya, for example, were able to shot down Chinese drones easily where as Turkish drones had devastating effectiveness against adversaries.
In that respect, it is no surprise how the Turkish defense industries made great strides across the board in the past two decades. From missile technologies to radars to warship building to helicopter manufacturing, the Turkish defense industries have become competitive. In some cases, they are leaders in certain categories. For example, Akinci drone, developed by Bayraktar of Turkey, now produces series of six at a time for the Turkish Armed Forces.
Akinci drones are like F-16 Fighting Falcons. They are not supersonic but they carry as much and same guided missiles, including the Turkish made sidewinders. They have similar threat powers against aircrafts like F-16s. Plus, they operate at high altittudes and stay in the air more than a day. They dominate their category by far in the world. Much like Atak helicopters of Turkey. They are like Appachies, superior in their 5 tons category.
Drones and helicopters are only two selective examples. What is happening in the fifth generation aircraft production represent the real problem for the US. Much of it is thanks to the passage of CAATSA 231 against Turkey. Credit goes to the US lobbies and their cohorts, the allies of the US. Some credit must also be bestowed on the US Senators, especially the Republicans. What a wisdom! No one should even try to emulate their duty to the Republic.
Largest US Aerospace and Defense Firm:
Shuts Down Production After Anti-Turkish Lobbying in the US
In the last days of the Trump Administration, the US Congress passed CAATSA 231 against the Republic of Turkey. Three months later, Lockheed Martin (LM), the largest US aerospace and defense firm, announced that it was shutting down the production of F-35 figher jets.
It was a trillion dollar project that was to serve the US interests well into the second half of the 21st century. Never mind it took 20 years to develop it and it already cost 500 billion dollars. The US, three months into the Biden Administration, having no other choice, began contemplating employing the services of the fourth generation aircrafts in its place.
Turkey is Still the Staunch Ally
Turkey was one of the biggest customers of these fifth generation fighter planes. Oddly, Turkey still is the biggest manufacturer and provider of exclusive parts and pieces for the US F-35s until 2022. There are already hundreds of these aircrafts, mainly in the US inventory. They need parts and pieces to stay in the air even though they are too vulnerable to fly them anymore because of yet to be explained major reason.
Israel and Greece in a Dilemma
As for the irony of the dilemma, Israel and Greece were behind the intense lobbying for the passage of CAATSA 231 against Turkey. Their paradox is the fact that they were the two countries that needed these aricrafts the most.
They were to bolster their defenses against the very Turkey with these aircrafts. The US Congress was going to allocate more of them to these countries than to Turkey to ensure they were all kept in equal strength.
Now, Israel will no longer receive previously allocated number of F-35s. Greece has even slimmer chance to get any of them and if it does it will cost lot more both to purchase and operate.
Meanwhile, Turkey will not only have its own TFX, fifth generaion figher plane, but it will be superior in technology and cheaper in price. Simply put, with their successful lobbying for CAATSA 231, Israel and Greece shot themselves in the foot, so to speak.
China, Russia, Turkey
Fill the Void in the Market
For the US, the problem is even bigger. Considering, F-35 is a wonder aircraft that was coming with a technological echo chamber. It was supposed to spur many other innovations, but also sustain economic growth. The damage is incalculable.
Moreover, the US Air Force needed a fifth generation for a long time. Now it will have to do without it for another two decades or more. The old and fourth genration F-16, F-15, F-18 and F-14 fighter falcons will be forced to pick up the load.
All the while, China already began filling the lower end of the market for the fifth generation aircrafts. A copy cat version in J-35, reportedly developed, some say with stolen data, is now available in various versions.
Most sophisticated are produced for the Chinese Air Force. Less pricy version, for example, is also now available for sale. China produced it together with Pakistan.
Russia, on the other hand, has its own fifth generation SU-57 in final stages of development with number of prototypes already on test runs. Turkey is widely speculated to join the project. Then it will be viable to sell to third countries.
Turkey, in the meantime, continues with its indigenous TFX project. It is projected to come out rolling on tarmac by 2023. Surely it will be cheaper than F-35s. It will most likely superior in technology as well if drones and helicopters are any indication.
Lobbying Kills American Jobs:
Countries with Bigger Lobbies Kill Even Bigger
Japan, S. Korea, China, Germany, Canada are the biggest lobbies in the US. They do it to further the interest of their corporations at the expense of American jobs. Countries like Qatar, UAE, S. Arabia, Israel, Greece or Armenia have the second best lobbies. They do it for their own survival at the expense of the US security interests.
In view of the mess that the US finds itself, revisiting the Founding Fathers (FF) for answers does not help either. FFs sought to protect America from the tyranny of the business. Yet, apparently they did not give much tought to the tyranny of others. Like countries, nations and religions ganging up on the US and exploiting the US Constitution somehow did not cross their mind.
Unfortunatley, sooner than later, at this rate, China and India will have bigger economies than the US. What will happen to Israel, Greece and Armenia then? They are the very countries with the most powerful lobbies that undermine the US superiority in the world together with other “allies” like Germany, Japan and S. Korea.
What is funny is the fact that no one also knows when will they realize they are lobbying against their own interest in the long run? Lobbying does not only kills American jobs but it also kills the interest of the lobbying countries and nations.
Israel:
Maher or Not
According to one recent polling in Israel, more than half of the population favors good relationship with Turkey. Yet, Israeli lobby in America works 24/7 against Turkey and the Recep Tayyip Erdogan regime in power almost two decades. Do these lobbyists have the best interest of Israel? How does luring evangelists in America to their cause in biblical proportions would help?!
Here is a simple fact. The distance from Israel to Turkey versus America justifies the polling. In doomsday, the US will not be able to save Israel, coming from 7 thousand miles to save ten million people. In retrospect, Turkey saved Jews twice already: Once in the 1500s during the Spanish inquisition and then again in the World War II.
Like an epic tragedy, going against polls in Israel and with greedy and ignorant lobbysts in America, the faith of Israel becomes no different than Greece.
Lobbying Kills American Jobs but also Greece
On the other hand, mythology did not coin the Greek tragedy. In recent history, the examples are plenty. Greeks are prone to tragedies that they create on their own. In the 20th century, they also learned how to do it with lobbying in the US.
Now, they are right behind Israel when it comes to lobbying power against Turkey. Accordingly, they are the second nation-state in jeopardy living in the cusp of irony. They put themselves unnecessarily into face to face confrontation against the rising New Turkey.
Competing against Turkey depletes its economy and makes the country helpless. So much so that, Greece today is already a foreign owned and controlled. Yet, some view this irony as if Germany, China, the US and France are in bed with Greece. While others simply understand how Greece has been surrendering its sovereignty, wealth and well being of its citizens to foreign powers.
No matter how one looks at it though one thing is very clear. Greece does not have a producing economy anymore. It buys most everything. When it is short of funds, Greece gives something away to get something it needs or believes it needs. Like a port or access to its territory, it simply trades its natural treasures, but worse is yet to come for Greece.
Armenia:
First to Withness what Greece and Israel May Soon
What transpired to Armenia since 1991 is a good hint for Greece. The third biggest lobby against Turkey in the US withnessed a transformation that lasted 30 years. After Armenia gained independence, it took control a portion of Azerbaijan, called Karabakh, by force. After 30 years, Azerbaijanis took it back from Armenia when they had the upper hand.
Armenia had always envisioned Greater Armenia, never thinking how to populate it. Living in a Muslim sea of nearly a billion people with no economic growth was a disaster in waiting.
It is important to note though that the Karabakh victory in 2020 had nothing to do with the demographic changes in the region. Technological and economic superiority of Azerbaijan did it.
In summary, lobbying in North America or in Europe did not help Armenia. It did not help for thrity years when Armenia controlled Karabakh. Armenia never prospered economically.
It did not help when Azerbaijan decided to take it back either. Neither the US nor France came to its help during the one month long debackle. Russia was even worse.
In that regard, Kismet of Armenia must be a lesson for both Israel and Greece. Lobbies are good to an extend. After that, nothing replaces wisdom.
Greece and Israel to Face the Same
Armenia paid heavy price, first with economic and then military deprivation. Greece soon the face a similar fate unless it comes out of the vortex it currently finds itself in the hands of Western powers.
Demographic changes soon to take place among Muslims in Thrace is not the immediate problem of Greece. The luck of fully functioning economy, much like it was in Armenia, presents an existential problem.
The problem for Israel is not the same. It has a prosperous economy. Though there are serious problems, none the less it is nothing like Greek or Armenian despair.
It is true that the current regime in Israel since 2010 did not earn a penny from the hydrocarbon finds in the Eastern Mediterranean. Normally, it should be looked at the betrayal of the country and failure.
Instead, a minority in Israel and diaspora beyond look for excuses with no-good-in-the-long-run lobbyists.
Ironically Lobbying Kills American Jobs:
Not the Intended Target
In the long term, it concludes: Lobbying kills American jobs. Morevoer, the US economy without new and more and more jobs will not reach economic growth necessary to remain as the sole superpower in the world.
How ironic, come 21st century, the US, Israel, Greece, Armenia are all in the same boat. They are most maligned by the lobbying in the US. Their economic deprivation and inept leaderships are their single most common grounds.
Turkey Always Benefits from Lobbies in America
Where as Turkey, their common target, is the most secure and prosperous. In fact, with each lobbying effort, Turkey grows bigger, faster and more sophisticated. Examples date back to 1960s but they become more apparent after the “peace operation” in Cyprus in the mid-1970s.
Today to see where Turkey will make its next economic or military stride, it is sufficient to observe what lobbies in America are preaching. Visiting the agenda of the US Congress also gives a good indication what industry will become more vulnerable soner than later in the US.
In that regard it is clear to conclude. Lobbies in America decide the growth industries in Turkey and the decay of the same in North America.
Most recently, examples were withnessed in drones and fifth generation aircrafts. Previously they were with missile technologies and air defense batteries. Long before that electronics, ammunitions and ordinances were in play.
Next in line that comes to mind is space. For example, satellites, space stations and their delivery systems must now be in the cross hair of the lobbyists against Turkey. Meanwhile, Turkey is way ahead of Western lobbies on number of other high technology areas.
Too Late To Lobby Against Turkey Already
Unfortunately, when Western lobbies turn their attention to these additional secrtors where Turkish advances have long been in process, they will be too late. For example, in laser, electro magnetic and rail gun or warship building and electronic warfare technologies are Turkish domains.
They are already self sufficient and ahead in these technological developments. They are in fact already in mass production in some of them. Little too late for any lobby to make a difference beyond this point.
Simply put, something needs to be understood well. Lobbying kills American jobs but also allows Turkey to grow faster.
More imporantly, when lobbying kills American jobs, it also means that the US together with Israel, Greece and Armenia already bet the house only to end up with the short end of the stick.
Go figure!
Originally published at https://erdoganandtrump.com on April 21, 2021.
