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Old 03-03-2008, 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ToiletDuck View Post
You're misinterpreting what I'm saying. I was making a point that if there's a WWIII all bets are off and things turn internally. I know globalization is the future, at least in times of peace.

Globalization is the future. But it's also here already!

"If" a world war broke out, the US manufacturing base would be changed to meet the needs of the war effort.

Meanwhile, the only approach is to work with world class suppliers around the world.

Unfortunately, many ethonocentrics don't understand competetive and comparative adavantage and would protect the domestic worker at all cost disregarding inefficiency and technology.

This is not the first time the US military has sought foreign technology!

You might be surprized at how much technology the DOD procures from foreign firms like Rolls Royce and BAE Systems.
BAE Systems do a lot more business with the US DOD than they ever did with Airbus Industrie.

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