Exactly - they can’t use Russia’s military strength as the boogie-man any longer.

Boeing (just one example) has been pushing for lower or self regulation for a while.

That was part of what led to the 737-MAX issue:

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-pushed-faa-to-arelax-737-max-certification-requirements-for-crew-alerts/

Airlines concerned for safety will be moving away from Boeing if the deregulation continues.

The libertarian BS is going to set America back a century - in many respects.

And we fuck up other places to, lets not sell the US short.

https://youtube.com/shorts/l3gBif0K6cc