[GhostofWCooper]

For example the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, used in Iraq and Afghanistan, is proposed this year to be built by BAE Systems in Britain.

And the Army awarded a multi-million dollar contract for 70 million rounds of ammunition to Israel Military Industries, for present use in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I guess BAE is just doing the work General Motors doesn't want. And Israeli Military Industries is taking up the slack for Winchester.

It is absolutely ridiculous to take tax dollars for weaponry and spend them overseas. Our own tax-base will suffer, along with military readiness. We need to get the military procurement people to remember on which side their bread is buttered. Make a law, if need be. Tax dollars should be spent here, at home, if at all possible. Jeez.

As a side note, "70 million rounds" would be sufficient to shoot every Iraqi TWICE. Quite alot for an occupying force...

[Doe Eyes]

For example the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, used in Iraq and Afghanistan, is proposed this year to be built by BAE Systems in Britain.

Are you sure that's "in Britain"?

[boris]

"As a side note, "70 million rounds" would be sufficient to shoot every Iraqi TWICE. Quite alot for an occupying force..."

We gotta shoot Iranians, Syrians, Egyptians, Jordanians, Pakistanis, North Koreans, Saudis...