As much as I hate bureaucracy and federal/political molasses, the basic thought that FCL's should be unified, is a good one. I'm as appalled at the political shenanigans as everyone else, but if, by the end of this purgatory, we have a unified license standard, that's ICAO interchangeable and collaborative, then I'd say it's worth it. For all our bitching and moaning, does anyone remember how it was when all of Europe had their national licenses? It was a worse pain than this. JAA is, in it's basic form and devoid of all politics, a good idea.