Point taken. However DL has already failed a number of times with "organic" growth/feed at LAX. Not that LAX and SEA are totally the same, but you get the point. Having the local market at SEA through a purchase of AS with their infrastructure and knowledge of the market already in place makes int'l expansion as well as feeding the int'l flights easier. AS also has a decent share of the LA-Mexico market which Im sure DL would love to get their hands on as well.