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BadGimp

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5. well said :)

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Tue May 22, 2012, 02:05 AM

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China fake parts 'used in US military equipment' [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

Good thing we got rid of manufacturing in this country Angry Dragon May 2012 #1

well said :) BadGimp May 2012 #5

well said :) BadGimp May 2012 #5

Even if we manufactured 98 percent of those parts in the USA Blue_Tires May 2012 #15

All it would take would be for Congress to pass alaw Angry Dragon May 2012 #16

Then we'll be back to Norden bombsights and other such relics jmowreader May 2012 #29

Oh no! How will the US be able to cope Ash_F May 2012 #31

Yeah, 'cause that's ALL we in the military do.... PavePusher May 2012 #34

Okay, look at it this way jmowreader May 2012 #35

Beat me to it Taverner May 2012 #32

Globalization wonks reaped what they sowed Populist_Prole May 2012 #2

And is anyone going to be held accountable? Ever? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #3

No. nt cstanleytech May 2012 #4

Of course. It's all Obama's fault. Kablooie May 2012 #8

Leon Panetta is not at fault? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #10

Umm. That was sarcasm. Kablooie May 2012 #21

Since 1863 and earlier, those who have purchased supplies for the military have known that AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #22

Corporate traitors short selling our country Confusious May 2012 #7

A few years ago they found the same thing in aircraft parts. Kablooie May 2012 #9

You care about how many troops are dead as a result of faulty equip? But your sarcasm above AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #11

It's probably difficult to pinpoint who to blame... octothorpe May 2012 #27

Somewhat like Otter from Animal House: AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #30

Lowest bidder syndrome. n/t BlueToTheBone May 2012 #12

chinese electronics Marblehead May 2012 #13

There are probably two kinds... hunter May 2012 #14

It's also a problem with consumer products neohippie May 2012 #20

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #17

This is nothing new. jonthebru May 2012 #18

Seems like an important National Goddamned Security issue to me. AzDar May 2012 #19

Thought I read about this before tawadi May 2012 #23

you get what you pay for in China lovuian May 2012 #24

The fakery runs deep Blue Owl May 2012 #25

Brilliant! octothorpe May 2012 #26

Related? DeSwiss May 2012 #28

Stories like this scare the shit out of me. Odin2005 May 2012 #33

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