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Even though this is an old article, I have 2 comments:

1) I remain stunned at how utter stupid and cowardly so many people, especially including so-called "leaders" are in the face of a bunch of 7th century nutjobs.

2) How in the Hell is anyone going to know the difference? IMI will be providing what Winchester calls Q3131A. It is the made-in-Israel equivalent of Winchester's US-made Q3131. It is extremely high quality (accurate and dependable - I've fired more than 1,000 rounds of it with no misfires and no flyers that weren't my fault) and, *more importantly* for this article, it is indistinguishable from the Q3131 except for the "Made in Israel" printed on the box. The cases are marked "Winchester," same as the Q3131, and the bullets are unmarked (not that this matters much after hitting a target, but I thought I'd mention it). I find it hard to believe that IMI would have any trouble in leaving that off of the containers holding the ammo if we requested it, so how the @#$* would the Islamofascists know the difference?

FWIW, I think that we should purposely and publicly use the Israeli ammo, just to show that we can't be intimidated and that we are not PC. Our soft spot is - and has been since Korea - our lack of courage as a nation to engage in a hot war of more than a few weeks duration. The strategy to defeat us is a well-known and easy one to implement - stall, inflict 10-50 dead per week on our forces, and in a matter of a few months our domestic traitors will begin the drumbeat for withdrawal (A.K.A. surrender).

I haven't looked at this closely, but US companies that collaborate -- even with the US military -- in a boycott of Israeli suppliers might be subject to criminal liability and penalties for violating the anti-Israel boycott legislation that Congress adopted in 1977 in response to the Arab blacklist of Israel (which to this day operates out of its Damascus headquarters).

re :FWIW, I think that we should purposely and publicly use the Israeli ammo, just to show that we can't be intimidated and that we are not PC.

The fact that there are American soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and serving in black ops in other countries has shown that America can not be intimidated. Don't think your enemies don't respect you, they know your power and ability to use it.

Wars are not just one by Guts and blood, there are other factors, as well.

I think I covered it in reply 93.