[The Westerner]

First order of business for President Trump was bringing manufacturing back from China. Many years ago, probably when Clinton was President, the Chinese bought and packed up our shuttered steel mills. It has since been one of my nightmares that the US couldn’t fight a world war without Chinese manufacturing.

I’m very patient. If our steel mills are put back to work, and coal mines, and oil production, then we have a better chance of stalling the onset of the next world war. With Mattis quietly going about rebuilding the Armed Forces, maybe my grandchildren will have a future to fight for.

Maybe.

[familyop]

5 DEC 2018
US Steel Imports Down
https://www.ssyonline.com/news-events/posts/2018/december/us-steel-imports-down/

[familyop]

Steel Imports Down 11% Year-to-Date Through October
American Steel Institute
November 27, 2018
https://www.steel.org/news/2018/11/october-2018-steel-imports

[semimojo]

If our steel mills are put back to work, and coal mines, and oil production, then we have a better chance of stalling the onset of the next world war.

I don't think our next big war is going to depend on steel and oil like the ones early last century.

[cba123]

The Chinese just last month, set an all-time high in their trade surplus with America.

Biggest ever.

I know Trump has been focused on the issue, but we are currently running the largest trade deficit in recorded history with China.

Biggest ever. Between any two countries.

See for yourself:

https://census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html