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P.S. I'm bored
UAVs.
The Israelis 'pioneered' the UAVs and when the USA decided to get serious about them they had a plan.
A 3-point plan: Long-Range, Short-Range and Close-Range UAVs
They chose the Short-Range to set the standard for the LR and SR platforms. McDonnel Douglas vs Israeli Air Industries.
The fly-off competition was hands-down McDonnell Douglas' UAV system. (Best computer systems I've ever seen). But IAI won the $700M USD contract. "Known as foreign aid."
IAI turned around and purchased McDonnell Douglas equipment since it was way better. IAI had a little accident with one of their UAVs.
They launched it without any real brains, and it flew from [redacted] into the shores of Mexico. IAI asked the US navy to retrieve it.
The USN said "Nope: not our waters."
IAI Asked Mexico to retrieve it.
Mexico said "Yes, but you'll foot the bill."
Never say yes to that: Mexico charged too much and it went into litigation.
Meanwhile, the Bosnian war is kicking up in a bad way. The CIA needs a UAV, so they hire General Atomics to build an aircraft.
General Atomics builds the Predator, and they used MY stuff in it.
The Predator now establishes "The Standard" for UAVs. $700M in USD down the drain... well I'm sure IAI benefited.
McDonalds.
The McDonalds 'pioneered' the burgers and when the kids decided to get serious about them they had a plan.
A 3-point plan: Supersize-Range, Large-Range and Regular-Range burgers.
They chose the Large-Range to set the standard for the LR and SR platforms. Burger King vs McDonalds.
The flip-off competition was hands-down Burger King's burger system. (Best burger systems I've ever seen). But McDonalds won the $7 USD contract. "Known as minimum wage."
McDonalds turned around and purchased Burger King equipment since it was way better. McDonalds had a little accident with one of their burgers.
They launched it without any real meat, and it fried from [mechanically rendered] into the belly of America. McDonalds asked the US food administration to retrieve it.
The USFA said "Nope: not real food."
McDonalds asked America to retrieve it.
America said "Yes, but you'll foot the bill."
Never say yes to that: America charged too much and it went into litigation.
Meanwhile, the Burger war is kicking up in a bad way. The CIA needs a McDonalds, so they hire Admiral Beefsteak to build a mincer.
Admiral Beefsteak builds Arnie, and he used MY stuff in it.
Arnie now establishes "The Standard" for burgers. $7 in USD down the drain... well I'm sure America benefited.
Burgers. The cornerstone of a good conspiracy. -- George Bush, circa one of his better days.