Lawmaker Slams 'Shameful' Boeing Deal with Iran: Speaking to thousands of veterans Thursday, Republican congressman Peter Roskam of Illinois shamed Boeing for eagerly pursuing a multi-billion dollar deal with Iran that he said jeopardizes American security and forsakes American values.
Iran is the central supplier for terrorism around the world. The regime has killed American soldiers in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and all around the world, Roskam said during defense contractor Northrop Grumman's America Day celebration. It's shameful for Boeing to even consider doing business with the Iranians, let alone agree to sell airplanes to the same regime-owned companies running their terror supply routes throughout the Middle East.
Roskam drew a sharp contrast between Northrop Grumman and Boeing, which he described as the first out of the gate to push [American] values aside in order to make a quick buck.
You can either be a great American company like Northrop Grumman and consistently support our national security both in name and in deed, or you can weaponize the Islamic Republic of Iran, like Boeing, Roskam said. You cannot do both.
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