Brick,
I don't agree - NG will have the integration, development, T&E capability for the tanker bits, and EADS US will be (or at least would've) been building A330Fs in the US. The US remains fully capable of producing large twins and integrating the tanker bits irrespective of who wins.
A split buy seems v shortsighted - and I note that Fox's "Fair and Balanced" expert is also a consultant to NG.
S41