Industries: iron and steel, coal, machine building, armaments, textiles and apparel, petroleum, cement, chemical fertilizers, footwear, toys, food processing, automobiles, consumer electronics, telecommunications
Now doesn't that sound like a lot of the industries we used to have right here in America not so long ago (and they didn't even include firecrackers!)
WASHINGTON - Al-Qaeda allies are believed to be scouting U.S. targets in several states, and the terror organization is using non-Arab recruits to avoid detection, U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials say.
(SNIP)Have been in the United States off and on since the early 1990s, and some are still here.
Are focused primarily on the two coasts in states such as New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Michigan and California.
Operate under deep cover, sometimes hiding their Muslim faith by posing as Christians.
Are isolated from each other and from al-Qaeda members who would carry out attacks.
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http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=national&story_id=081604b2_al_qaeda_cells
Yes, and the plants weren't mothballed. They were crated up and shipped lock stock and barrel to China.
Restarting American industry will take time. Time we just won't have in a conflict.
It will be further slowed because the machine tools - the machines that build the factory machines - have been shipped off shore too.