You've got 20 years of the Marines standing by their product and insisting this is the future of their force, their way of war fighting.

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It makes politicians look like they're doing something good for their troubled constituency.

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You've got a situation where Airbus is coming perilously close to being Boeing's equal. This was never seen before.

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Both sides can claim victory. It looks like a reasonable compromise.

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Nevertheless, ... it was financially clearly in Boeing's best interest to settle.

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Not to say, 'Hurray, we all win!' but both sides can claim victory.

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A new CEO, a new approach to doing business, and clear up this kind of unfinished business -- that's the strategy here, ... It's a steep price to pay, but markets hate uncertainty. It's a price worth paying for Boeing.

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The Marines staked everything on the Osprey and won.

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The one thing that gives (the union) that power is that outsourcing jobs takes a lot of time, but if you make life very difficult for the manufacturer these jobs are leaving.

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