[Howard Jarvis Admirer]

Oddly, the father of the Republican Party, Abraham Lincoln, did not agree with you. Duncan Hunter believes that if the U.S. is be the Arsenal of Democracy, we must keep the ability to manufacture military equipment in the U.S. Good luck with that Free Trade thingy if you expect the U.S. to be able to buy boots, rifles, and other military necessities from Red China if they attack Taiwan and we intervene.

[CindyDawg]

There is no such thing as free trade. Someone has to pay. We need a fair trade.

[cripplecreek]

Good luck with that Free Trade thingy if you expect the U.S. to be able to buy boots, rifles, and other military necessities from Red China if they attack Taiwan and we intervene.

And it's not just China. When we were gearing up for war in Iraq, Switzerland decided to cut us off and stopped selling us the guidance systems for many of our missiles. We had to scramble to find a company that could produce what we needed. Fortunately there was one here.

At this point I have to wonder about the loyalty of those who seem desperate to keep us at the mercy of the world.