Does This Make Us All Safer?

Billary wants to make the Defense Department purchase everything from US-based sources. But you have to ask "does this really make us safer?" I doubt it.

Self sufficiency in defense makes no more sense than economic self sufficiency. I truly doubt that US companies can make every defense item as good, or as cheap, as international suppliers. If we could make everything as good, it would come at tremendous cost. What would Americans have to give up in order to make all these goods? Quick answer, a higher standard of living. We would be spending time and effort making defense items instead of pharmaceuticals, computers, and other items that contribute to our way of life.

I can think of no better way to keep America safe than to make other countries dependent on us. That dependency is economic in nature. Why would anyone want to attack a good customer?

Self-sufficiency makes civilization poorer and less safe. The only reason we should overlook a foreign supplier is if there is a better quality and cheaper American alternative. This policy would also provide the incentive for domestic defense contractors to get better and more efficient just like automakers in the 1970's.

Politicians are pandering to the electorate and using fear to collect a few extra votes. Unfortunately it will not mean a safer America.