Venezuela's attempts to fly Brazilian don't fly with the U.S.

If anyone has flown with United Airlines lately you may have been flying, not in a Boeing or Airbus aircraft, but Embraer – the Brazilian Aeronautics Company S.A. Apparently these airplanes must be worthwhile deals as the Venezuelan state (military) wants to add itself to the list of buyers that includes the second largest airline. Well, the Venezuelans want to buy and the Brazilians apparently want to sell, but there is a problem... U.S. intervention. The U.S. is not allowing it “on the grounds that the sale could destabilize Latin America.” So the U.S. is pushing for hemispheric free trade, but is violating two fellow American states’ autonomies by... restricting trade. Apparently the Brazilian government has negotiated with Secretary Rice over the matter.. much like a time long ago when I negotiated with my mother over extra servings of ice-cream.. We are both still waiting for a response. Related Article