When you look at the history of wars, the biggie, the great-grandaddy of them all, World War Two, was won by the Allies mostly because the United States had a vast industrial manufacturing capacity that was untouched by enemy weapons. In the long-term, it was the capacity for sustained manufacture of the weapons of war to supply our troops and sailors while denying those supplies to the Axis powers that carried the day.
I know it's an old wound, but in the U.S. Civil War, the North was industrial and the South agrarian.
Without a continuous supply of ammunition and weapons, no country can long defend itself.
With the so-called "free trade" deals that were driven largely by Republicans, but supported by Key Democrats, we have managed to destroy the majority of the manufacturing industry in the U.S. The factories that were hurriedly converted to making war material in WW II are now either razed, or empty hollow shells in most cases.
Now, we have Chinese chips in the critical electronic systems of American fighter jets. We IMPORT bullets for our troops. Our most sophisticated weapons are reliant on parts made in foreign countries.
It isn't just jobs being exported, it is also the American capacity for sustained self-defense. Work that used to be done by American soldiers is now done by contractors, some of them foreigners.
How is this being strong on national security? Why is the left in this country allowing the right to claim the "strong on defense" mantle without challenging on this issue? I have yet to hear a progressive/left radio show or TV show speak bluntly on this issue.
Between the export of jobs and the export of security, the crushing of hope and the callousness of heart, there is no worse thing than the crooked, twisted, and cruel radical "modern Republican" plan for the United States. It is bankrupt of vision, it is bankrupt of compassion, and it is based on deception. Nothing could be further from the path we need to find a bright and rewarding future.
All the best, if you work and vote for it,
Dan
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