[NavyCanDo]

“Still, my question is; will a slowdown, or a complete halt to the shipment of any of those items adversely affect the US?”

I'll focus my answer on one item that personally affects me. If this goes on for awhile, The impact on those European airlines and the aircraft orders from Boeing and Airbus that could be delayed or canceled could make the 9/11 downturn look like a slow news-day. And it won't stop with the airline industry - it could be economic chaos globally. Obama should of never tempted God with that “where is Armageddon” line.

[Windflier]

The impact on those European airlines and the aircraft orders from Boeing and Airbus that could be delayed or canceled could make the 9/11 downturn look like a slow news-day.

And it won't stop with the airline industry - it could be economic chaos globally.

This is the sort of fine-tuned view that we're only just beginning to see, in regards to this natural disaster.

Thanks for the insight. I'm sure we'll see some well-researched articles about this aspect, soon.