Comments on: Left Behind

By: Kile Thompson

Kile Thompson — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:45:51 +0000

You know, the DDTC doesn’t really say “NO” to any greater degree than Commerce. They just say “Yes but you will need a license”. I know that sounds like “NO” to a lot of people due to the time requirements of getting a DSP-5 or other license approved but they must be saying yes quite often since the US exports a large percentage of the defense articles used around the world.

By: Clif Burns

Clif Burns — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:01:12 +0000

We might, however, see an exception to that John if a new administration adopts a more sensible policy on Cuba, as might possibly happen after the next election.

By: John Liebman

John Liebman — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:57:58 +0000

I have only been involved in export controls for 40 years, but I haven’t seen any significant evidence that export control policy varies from administration to administration. Jurisdictional, technological and resource issues are more obvious factors in export control policy than the comings and goings of administrations and their numerous political appointees.