The proverbial rhyme that describes how small actions can result in large consequences, has gone forgotten. Maybe through our pride we stand back in our hummers and forget that Rome fell because of want of bread as they too failed to see the strategic importance of control of supply
For Want of a Nail For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost. For want of a message the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
We have run all our production capacity to China and other off shore facilities to the point that today even prized technology manufacturing can not be seen here in America. It is as though a masterful plan to make the United States kill itself through its own pride and ignorance has succeeded.