How did our supply system end up running through Communist China, then?
Free trade, that's how.
The Reds played us for blokes.
Fine. so shut it OFF? Are you friggin nuts?
Where was the alternative?
There was no alternative.
He just shut it off.
Now how the hell can't you see how bad that is? How utterly stupid? I had parts I couldn't get for 6 months, if then... You want to bring in your pooter to get it fixed, and not get it back for half a year?
No. you start building alternatives. you begin making other ways. You make your own guys more competitive... you make inroads in other countries. THEN, with other ways possible, and maybe even preferred, THEN you shut it the hell off. Not before.
What a dumbass thing to do. How do you reward that with another term?