Posted on 08/11/2025 10:05:05 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111
While a new Pentagon policy makes it easier for Marines to acquire and experiment with small drones, the U.S. military faces a catastrophic drone gap with Russia and China. A recent exercise highlighted the poor performance of the few approved, American-made models. The root of the problem is a nearly extinct domestic manufacturing base, leaving the U.S. unable to produce drones at scale without relying on Chinese components.
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“Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends—weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag. The expansion of the international economy is not a foreign invasion; it is an American triumph, one we worked hard to achieve, and something central to our vision of a peaceful and prosperous world of freedom.”
There is great political danger when too many Americans need government handouts.
There should be financial system balance: of trade overall, of government finance, of regional finance and of personal finance. Governments and people need to be able to pay their bills.
When federal action is needed for trade balance, stuff for which other countries don’t have much comparative advantage should lose place to stuff which other countries have great comparative advantage.
We should always try to make stuff needed for national security.
----- "There is great political danger when too many Americans need government handouts."----- "We should always try to make stuff needed for national security."
Should an American lose his livelihood because the product can be made 1% cheaper elsewhere?
I don’t think so.
Should an American pay 25% more for a SUV so UAW workers can have great pay and benefits?
I think not.
Trump’s basic 10% tariff is probably a reasonable “buy American” threshold.
China and Russia and Iran can produce effective units at about 5% of the cost that Anduril can produce them. They improve their battle-tested designs with every passing week.
"Quantity has a quality all of its' own".
Yes buying just about everything made in China just feeds their bank accounts.
Wait for it BUT NOTHING IS MADE IN AMERICA crowd will scream.
Free trade ends at the border. At that point it becomes political. Trump is on the right side of this issue. Sorry, turn in your MAGA card. (if you indeed ever had one)
Up your meds.
You've a serious reading comprehension issue.
Again:
"One point to Engels' quote above is that socialists 'expected social catastrophe.' That was to be their ticket into power. And so, the modern West is saddled now with some hybrid of socialism in the social welfare systems."Rather than posit an opposition between 'free trade' and 'protectionism,' positing and considering freedom from excessive, invasive and expensive government is a fine alternative stream of thought. But for all the above, nations and borders are important, for without them chaos would further rule the world."
OK, Yes or no, do you favor import tariffs?
Without import tariffs there is no border.
Yes. Too bad that you had to ask. I'll critique again: You've a reading comprehension issue.
... Read: "...nations and borders are important, for without them chaos would further rule the world."
Good, glad to hear it.
I’ll bet Elon could do it!
Taking out Russsian airbases, ships, military HQs, power plants, troop concentrations with impunity.
They've benefited from our $350B support? Give us everything you've got. Please.
Thank you. President Trump must see this but I've not heard anything in terms of cooperation. Start with Ukraine at their level of sophistication and then let our techs go wild.
$1000 drones creating havoc unexpectedly anywhere? We'll take lots and lots. Thanks Ukraine. Something for our money and support. Please.
That was the Clintons.
Sod Off, Swampy troll.
Actually, our woes stem entirely from the 1000% markup collected by the retail outlets.
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