Duncan Hunter has been a detriment to the defense of the Nation. He has been in the pocket of the specialty metals lobby. In short, for years what has been called the Berry Amendment requires all specialty metals purchased as part of weapons systems by DoD be smelted in the US. Sounds great. However, there are only three factories in the US and they are going 24/7 but yet cannot keep up with demand. The smelters do NOT have any plans to expand. Thus, the acquisition of vital weapsons systems is in jeopardy. There was a change recently to Title 10 of the United States Code which added section 2533b (if my memory serves me correctly.) That section did not help much. Hunter had proposed making the Berry Amendment more stringent but President Bush threatened to veto the bill. Bottom line: Hunter puts special interests ahead of the defense of the natio.
If memory serves me, PRIVATE INDUSTRY decided to send factories and smelters overseas.
So, domestic ones can't keep up.HMMM.
Would you rather some soldier in Iraq not have what he needs to do his job, while Union Labor produces only what they have to?
They want the business, yes they will. So bug off, TROLL.
Thus, the acquisition of vital weapsons systems is in jeopardy.
With people like you running around...yes they are.
Open borders puts illegals ahead of the citizens. Your point is?