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To: 1Old Pro
I think this is a national security decision disguised as a trade issue and the trade issue is useful for negotiating other trade deals.

Where is this a national security issue? For God's sake, we depend on China for all military systems dependent on rare earth elements for their manufacture. We are dependent on China for batteries, for computer chips, for Lord knows what else. That is a national security issue. Steel isn't. We manufacture more than enough for defense needs and our overseas suppliers are allies. Considering these tariffs a national security issue is nonsense.

34 posted on 03/08/2018 2:57:07 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg
Considering these tariffs a national security issue is nonsense.

Tell the President, he agrees with me.

44 posted on 03/09/2018 6:25:22 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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