Outsourcing National Security http://blog.noslaves.com/outsourcing-national-security/ Cyberactivism on Trade, Economics and Labor Arbitrage Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:58:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 Outsourcing National Security http://blog.noslaves.com/outsourcing-national-security/#comment-800 Waltc Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:46:22 +0000 http://blog.noslaves.com/outsourcing-national-security/#comment-800 You know this ought to be a topic of discussion among th presidential contenders given how dependent we've become on foreign suppliers for our military both directly and indirectly. Its actually pretty damn scary. Heaven forbid if China ever embargoed the U.S. on semi-conductors or even COT items like PC's. We'd be hosed in 12 months as systems broke down and there would be no replacement parts. Alas, like "free" trade and labor arbitrage through H1-B and L-1 guest worker visas, this issue will go no play among the Democratic presidential candidates or even in the blogosphere for that matter. You know this ought to be a topic of discussion among th presidential contenders given how dependent we’ve become on foreign suppliers for our military both directly and indirectly.

Its actually pretty damn scary. Heaven forbid if China ever embargoed the U.S. on semi-conductors or even COT items like PC’s. We’d be hosed in 12 months as systems broke down and there would be no replacement parts.

Alas, like “free” trade and labor arbitrage through H1-B and L-1 guest worker visas, this issue will go no play among the Democratic presidential candidates or even in the blogosphere for that matter.

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