Posted on 10/11/2018 3:55:40 PM PDT by caww
America’s manufacturing and defense industrial base – vital to ensuring our national security – is under significant threat at a time when the military capabilities of China, Russia, and our other strategic competitors are growing. This is an enormously important issue that has received far less attention in the news media than it deserves.
Fortunately, President Trump has long recognized that to be strong and secure our nation must be able to rely on U.S. companies to manufacture products needed for our national defense. He understands that we must never become dependent on foreign nations to design, produce and maintain the aircraft, ground combat vehicles, ships, munitions, components of our nuclear arsenal, and space capabilities that are critically important to our nation’s defense.
Additionally, manufacturing remains a key source of jobs and our economic strength. While President Obama was content to see manufacturing jobs exit the U.S. for other nations, President Trump’s wise America First policies are strengthening American manufacturing and creating well-paid jobs for hardworking Americans.
President Trump signed an executive order in July 2017 directing the secretary of defense to assess what must be done to strengthen our manufacturing and defense industrial base. The report giving this assessment was recently released and reveals hundreds of gaps and vulnerabilities that demand immediate attention. Under this administration, they will get that attention.
This landmark report outlines ways to harness the capabilities of industry and government to work together to defend our country effectively and efficiently, ensuring that taxpayer dollars are spent frugally and wisely.
(Excerpt) Read more at whitehouse.gov ...
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-administration-is-protecting-americas-vital-manufacturing-and-defense-industrial-base-from-big-risks
One of the most important principles of the Trump administration: “economic security is national security.”
...... As President Trump stated in his National Security Strategy issued last December, a vibrant domestic manufacturing sector and a robust and resilient defense industrial base are national strategic priorities of the highest order.
But.. but.. Lord Obama said to get used to not having a strong manufacturing industry anymore.
He was never interested in building anything in this country except his own purse and give away money that wasn’t his to give to the world. Think Iran...and all the 3rd worlders he gave to while he let the black community sit on the wayside.
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