EADS

Every sensible country protects its industries and companies from foreign takeover. Protectionism is a matter of self-survival.

French President Nicholas Sarkozy suggested during a joint press conference with President Barack Obama Tuesday that European aircraft maker EADS may rejoin the competition for a lucrative Air Force contract, drawing the ire of many U.S. lawmakers.

The U.S. government is not obligated to open contracts to foreign companies, or even to domestic private companies. Our government could easily do what every other nation in the world does by only making procurements from domestic companies.