JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HeyBub" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:


If a president said he wanted legislation that banned the sale of
all military equipment to other countries, what do you suppose would
happen in the ensuing months after he made that statement?

They might retaliate, then we'd really be in a pickle.

Israel supplies 40% of our small arms ammunition.



That's not because we can't supply it if we chose to do so. Israel
probably insisted on selling us ammo if we wanted them to buy our
stuff.

I do wish you'd do some research before you pop-off so authoritatively.

And it IS because we can't make it ourselves. Here's an update from a couple
of months ago:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-w...tion-shortage/

Here's another:
http://www.allbusiness.com/manufactu.../525465-1.html

What the reports don't say is that the US military uses domestic production
for its efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, but uses Israeli-made ammo for
training. Why?

Can you imagine the agitation if a US shell casing was found with Hebrew
letters?

Innocent people would twitch to death.