Posted on 10/22/2004 8:10:31 PM PDT by doug from upland
(An apology to our good Canadian FReepers who disagree with their government.)
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Along with my commercial real estate business, some of you know that I have been involved in the security window film business since 9-11.
Although outsourcing may be an overblown issue in some areas, in other areas what has happened is an outrage.
Security window film is used to hold glass together and prevent shards from tearing people to pieces. Had the U.N. in Baghdad been fitted with security window film, some of the fatalities would have been prevented.
In the United States are fine manufacturing companies such as 3M and CP that make a very good quality film that has been used in government applications.
There is a company from Canada called ACE Security Laminates that was awarded a contract by Naval Intelligence. That stinking country would not support us in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Why in the h*ell were they given such a military contract?
When we can use American manufactured products, we need to use them. I spoke to staff members of several congressmen today, and they agreed. But why isn't it happening?
Awaiting your input.
No. The American companies would have no trouble producing the product and doing the job.
Rest assured that others will be pursuing issues such as this after the election.
We are facing the prospect of a lame duck congress...a body where all sorts of special interest bills and pork get passed.
The power of blog sites such as this one can play a big role.
Weird then. NAFTA covers Canada too, right? Maybe it's just that the odds have to equally favor a Canadian company by law. Perhaps because of NAFTA it's illegal for the US government to count Canadian ungratefulness against Canadian companies.
http://www.usace.com/clients.htm
Click on the video. Pretty darn cool. That being said, if the quality was the same, they should have gone with an American company.
When NAFTA gets mixed in with government and even defense procurements we are heading into problem areas.
I think that by definition NAFTA includes those things.
Educate me then...I thought the trade agreement pertained to non-military, ie commercial type goods and services.
We dont trade defense equipment with Mexico, for example, or do we?
I don't know all the details...I just though that NAFTA opened up a lot of that stuff...very not-well-thought-out.
But I could be mistaken. If anyone knows the NAFTA angle to this story, I'd live to see it.
As would I. I think thats Dougs point here...this is taxpayer funded monies...quite different from private industry.
God rest the soul of that hero.
Could it be that this company has an established relationship with your Military and having been used before, has a known commodity?
They have been in business far less time than the American companies.
I just read your tagline ... LOL.
I got it from author Andrew Breitbart who said it at the LIBERTY FILM FESTIVAL.
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