I think what everyone needs to remember first, above all, is that no matter what the heartless and witless bureaucrats decide, the pilots will simply do their job as directed.
It's not personal.
It's not a deliberate sneak attack on other's jobs. We're not foxes (Euro or American) stealing eggs from the nest.
The pilots have virtually no sway in the these matters, so how about if everyone just ditches their regional pride and go write a letter to their appropriate bureaucrat rather than throwing mud on colleagues from across an ocean.
