[snopercod]

I'm not sure that Humvee armor is steel. I thought it was either ceramic or a lighter metal allow (aluminum/titanium).

This "one steel plant" could be disinformation.

[dandelion]

You're correct - there's really no way to know, so I went ahead and added the qualifier (IF what Dick Durbin says is true) to the Original posting at the blog. That clarifies and takes it back to the real question - if this is true, that we are not up to fabricated specialized steel, then the problem is outside the military - and it does not lie with Rumsfeld.

But the Old Media is not looking for "that" answer...

This is a story about two industries, the News Industry AND the Defense Industry. Both are clearly having their problems right now.