The Center for Security Policy believes that it is incumbent on the Bush Administration to "stand-down" on further weakening of the U.S. and multilateral export control regime pending a complete reassessment of the present policy approach and rampant mismanagement of licensing decisions.
We are taking immediate steps, in partnership with iThenticate, to review this incident and the complete system to ensure we optimize our approach and protect the work of others from being stolen and illegally used.
If past practice is any guide, the application of such a "fly-before-buy" acquisition approach would leave the Marines without an operational aircraft until the year 2005, and delay complete replacement of the CH-46 until 2015.
Two days later she delivered a brisk speech on the region, arguing that the gradualist approach to peace agreed upon in Oslo in 1993 should be replaced by an attempt to get a complete and conclusive settlement as soon as possible.