[This_far]

“There appears to be a gigantic loophole within our laws that makes it easy for our enemies to get hold of our superior military technology and use it against us,” said Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Michigan.”

Yes, Rep Bart, there is a loophole and until recently, we referred to that loophole as ex Presidents and Congress.

[Talisker]

...parts for making nuclear devices and guiding missiles that could carry nuclear warheads, as well as night-vision devices, body armor and other hardware for ground combat...

This is about lumping nukes with personal protection gear, to use the nukes as a cover to prevent Americans - not foreigners - from being able to buy effective self-defense gear. It's a standard Rat strategy: whip something major into hysteria, then create some sort of asinine equivalent with something you want to ban.

[DakotaRed]

I thought the cry during the Bush years was our Troops had inferior equipment and were broken.

Now, we worry about “superior military technology?”

Can’t they ever get it straight?