(10-04-2017, 05:55 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: Here's a BIG problem with going to war with North Korea.  

There are some reports that, due to our heavy use of precision guided missiles against ISIS, and Congress' inability to pass a budget, of we went to war with NK, we could run out of smart bombs in about a week.  That would be disastrous to our pilots who would then have to fly low enough to deliver dumb bombs on target.  

Defense contractors cannot ramp up for production of greater numbers of precision guided ordnance without some certainty that they will be purchased, and without Congress passing a budget, they have no such certainty.  

I confess I was unaware of this when I advocated for an early as possible war with NK.  

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/war-...li=BBnb7Kz

Now, all you Trump supporters, read the linked article and just filter out the parts that might be construed as critical of your guy.  You can do it.  The article is informative.

Umm, so according to these sources we're currently using them up at an accelerated pace in hot zones but we aren't currently producing any more because they don't know if they'll be bought? I don't think the Source understands the economic concept of demand, nor does he understand that government spending doesn't depend on a budget deal.

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