"Protected by what? Spitballs?!!"
Government employees are the most protected part of our industrial base. Once again, the supplier can provide more steel if the government employees at the government arsenal would only ask. They have not. This is a perfect example of what happens when your protectionist theories are applied. Our troops need the armor but your protected industry won't respond.
Sorry, Charlie, but this supplier of the steel plate is not a "protected" industry.