Originally Posted by
Birdsmash
AMZN would be better served buying DHL which has a more extensive international network.
DHL is owned by the Deutsche Post AG and the German government owns a large share of the group (~20% ownership via KfW).
In other words, to buy DHL Fedex would have to deal with the German government. ..and why would the German government want to sell DHL to one of its main competitors?