George Will on Boeing v. Airbus

George Will turns his eye to the greatest business rivalry on Earth. Not much of what he says is new, although I did find this intriguing:

"...some people think Boeing should allow Airbus to break WTO rules -- and continue to be plagued by political decisions trumping economic rationality. Airbus is illustrating what happens when governments treat commercial enterprises as jobs programs and instruments of national glory."

I discussed this perversion of rationality here. This is an interesting question of corporate strategy. Do you demand clean and fair play or, if say undue assistance is dulling your competitor's edge, do you ignore or even encourage the reliance on assistance hoping for continued erosion of competitive vigor?

N.B. Here is a link to all of my Boeing vs. Airbus posts.