US3 have released a new study regarding the economic impact of ME3 on US3.

http://www.openandfairskies.com/wp-c...-Traffic-1.pdf

Edit: Much like any regression analysis, you can change the dependent variables to change the correlation factor. I mean, "Number of Gulf Carriers Present"? Looks quite sophomoric to me, to be honest. I would have used the number of seats instead. If they release the dataset, I would probably be able to conclude the exact opposite.

Once again:
The US has no national interest in protecting the alliance or JV partners of the US3.