Foreign Companies Not Trustworthy to Handle US National Security Functions

The logo of Airbus is pictured at the entrance of the Airbus facility in Bouguenais, near Nantes, France, on July 2, 2020. Stephane Mahe/Reuters

Commentary

Americans probably owe our independence to foreigners. After all, the British employed Hessians to fight on their side in the Revolutionary War. These German troops didn’t really have skin in the game. They were paid regardless of whether they fought well or were captured in their barracks. And so, many were captured in their barracks.