CDMA vs. GSM in Post-war Iraq

An anonymous reader submits: "Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) is pressing congress to favor CDMA over GSM for mobile phone service in U.S.-funded reconstruction plans. One reason for pushing this is that a CDMA system would benefit American companies, such as California-based Qualcomm, while GSM would favor European companies. Currently, GSM is the most widely used mobile standard in surrounding countries."

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If you dont like capitalism....

[Travise]

Go live in North Korea or something....

Another example: The French

[Ken@WearableTech]

French President Chirac facilitated France's multibillion-dollar sale of the Osirak nuclear reactor to Iraq while the Mayor of Paris. Thank god Isreal bombed it.

Re:CDMA Bias by Issa

[chazzf]

So, he's evil because he's trying to protect the interests of his constituency? Which would include any companies doing business there? Conspiracy theories aside, he'd hardly be representing his district if he sold them out to foreign companies. Get real people.

Re:At least the French are being mature about it

[SuperBanana]

Not even willing to put up a fight, unwilling to take a stance.

Actually, they're taking a VERY clear stance- the war is wrong. Europeans have repeatedly made it clear that they don't really hate Americans, they hate the Bush administration..

Meanwhile, Americans are too stupid to figure out the subtle distinctions between, say:

-supporting "the troops" versus being against the war.
-national security policy of preemption, versus "its about the oil!"
-a dictator who MIGHT have some weapons of mass destruction, versus a legitimate threat to US national security