[A. Pole]

Under the original proposal as crafted by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), all critical components in a weapon system would have had to be American-made and the overall system had to be 65 percent American. Those two requirements were eliminated under intense pressure from the Bush Administration, whose commitment to the recovery of American manufacturing has now been clearly shown to be phony.

How is it possible that critical components do not have to be American-made?! Or am I dreaming? Or maybe the producers will be restricted to the trusty members of NATO alliance like France or Germany?

Is this process under supervision of WTO?

[looscnnn]

"all critical components in a weapon system would have had to be American-made and the overall system had to be 65 percent American."

For National Security sake, the system should be 90+ percent American. Even at 65% with critical components being American made, there could be a serious problem if the other 35% is kept from the US. Also, there would be a serious delay if that happens and we contracted to have the remaining parts be made in America due to tooling, etc.

"Those two requirements were eliminated under intense pressure from the Bush Administration,"

That should have never happened. WTO, NAFTA, etc. are not more important that National Security.

[Cacique]

The corporations own the political parties. Both here and in Europe a corporate ruling class has taken over. They are transnational in nature, owing alegiance to no country and only to themselves. Profit at any cost is their motive.

They delude themselves into thinking they will always be in charge. Of such stuff revolutions and upheavals are made.

[waterstraat]

all critical components in a weapon system would have had to be American-made and the overall system had to be 65 percent American. Those two requirements were eliminated under intense pressure from the Bush Administration,

Isnt that treason, and grounds for impeachment? I am not at all happy with bush, and I dont think he is a conservative, or that he is interested in protecting america's borders, america's jobs, or americas security interests.

What also bothers me, is that no conservative is running for president this year, not even Pat Buchannan, or alan keyes.

[Mortimer Snavely]

"Those two requirements were eliminated under intense pressure from the Bush Administration,"

I really should have expected this, but I am struck dumb. I'll be outraged later, when it sinks in.

[Dr Warmoose]

Every day we see evidence that proves the John Birch Society right. There is no other explanation for this.