Don't Think Our Adversaries Haven't Noticed This Major U.S. Weakness: Steve Forbes

Steve Forbes warns that U.S. weapons manufacturing is not up to par and our enemies are well aware of this problem.
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[@dorothymayward]

I am 65 and I have never seen such a mess with our government. 😢

[@Mike-q8u8p]

Billions allocated and billions wasted. Politicians running the military never works out.

[@donaldduck830]

I have been saying this for 2.5 years. We are sending lots of material abroad but don't increase production to make up for these "drawdowns".

[@bluemaxcnc4749]

As a Vet and Defense Plant Retiree, talking to current Active Military our future seems lost. We are riding on a good pile of mil spec supplies but the clock is ticking and in a war it would be too little too late. DEI has destroyed our Military and Def Supply chain. It's been purposely destroyed. Pray for our nation.

[@thomasmaloney843]

Downsize, outsource, offshore has been the cry since the late 70s. Free trade.

[@ronwinkles2601]

Free trade for everyone but the US. Trump will change this imbalance.

[@thomasmaloney843]

@@ronwinkles2601 I was being sarcastic. But I have enjoyed the wonders of free trade. I have been booted out of a job over 4 times now due to sending out work to China.

[@EllieMaes-Grandad]

Same can be said for UK - and much of €Urope too.

[@donaldyounger3384]

Thank you, as informative as your message was, it is terrible that as a nation our government doesn’t see the need or the horrible threat. Thanks again.

[@robyoung-pl1gq]

Putin loves you!!!

[@generalstack6540]

We spend trillions on our military . How much more money needs to be spent to build the arsenal of destruction ? Is this how we want our civilization to be remembered ? We have nukes !

[@finddeniro]

Local Rockwell plant closed down ..Equipment to China..WW2 VETERANS wept..

[@Aviator526]

Yet we spend how much on our military?

[@peterlightfoot1636]

Thank for telling the truth

[@robyoung-pl1gq]

Putin loves you!!!

[@BettyBarrett-zz1pe]

Remember when Trump requested more funds for the military budget and was denied? I do!!

[@nhmooytis7058]

Our ADVERSARY is the DeepState here at home.

[@robyoung-pl1gq]

No such thing trumper.

[@adtsproduction]

I am almost 80 I am retired from law I have two sons that are veterans. My whole family says that the United States is in the worst condition it’s ever been in especially my boys who served overseas. It is estimated that the Biden Harris administration has spent nearly $1 trillion by the end of this year on illegal immigration. If we had taken that money and put it into our defense system, it would be much more secure than it is now. I don’t know where the priorities are with his Biden administration but I will tell you one thing, they put our national security at risk. These Chinese have come over illegally into the United States do you think they’re here for their advancement and they’re making a better life, no I do believe wholeheartedly that they are a sleeper cell or so, ready to be activated at a moments notice. The Biden administration has put the American people into Dire Straits.

[@Highfiber123]

Thanks so much for posting this one!!! Many of us in the business have been shouting this for years.

[@betachify]

Hey Steve, Do you delete my comments, or does KZbin erase them for you?

[@mikewysko2268]

KZbin has been erasing comments since the incident in Pennsylvania.

[@edhcpa3935]

It’s KZbin that’s the culprit

[@will2023-onCensorshipTub]

Since early 2019

[@cgarcia4487]

KZbin has gone off the deep end this election year deleting. Same thing is happening to me. Try shifting key word around or spac ing them.

[@rayrooney4656]

KZbin announced they were cracking down last month, effective July 1st. Too much of the Democrat agenda is being exposed.

[@RexBennett-w5v]

And you are not going to get the ability to put the production machine back to work because the young needed to operate it have no faith in a country that demonizes them.

[@robyoung-pl1gq]

Listen to old rich white guys!! They know what's best for everybody!!!

[@luispnrf]

🤣

[@Aviator526]

I think the elephant in the room is we have piss poor engineers in this country because math is too hard for the average American.

[@crosslink1493]

More emphasis on 'hi-tech' than hands-on basics. I've got a nephew nearing the end of his mechanical engineering program and he doesn't know squat about front-line stuff like machining &fabrication of metals, plastics, woods, or other materials. He's great with computers and CAD and math, but really lacking in actual front-line fabrication of stuff. Its what Mr. Forbes mentions in that 'lack of skills' that disappeared as the USA went to a service economy in the last 40 years.

[@RickBlaine]

There is another way. Have less "adversaries"? You will need to stand in front of a mirror for a while.

[@mikenero6704]

My question Steve is, do our adversaries recognize that Donald Trump is on the rise???

[@richardvann9293]

How many people receive unemployment? Give them these necessary jobs and Train them. I'm a 72 year old handicapped MARINE. Can't walk train me and other older veterans train them. Women did a ll this during ww2. High school graduates can learn many of these jobs also. Stop saying we can't but we can and we are. That's what happened before ww2 . Go on a warranting now. Cut social programs move to war footing now!!!!

[@crosslink1493]

Somewhat correct in my view from the Vietnam War forward. A lot of emphasis was put on hi-tech weapons expansion during the Cold War/Reagan years, including consolidation of manufacturers so they got bigger and bigger. That further contracted during the last 30 years (Repub and Dem administrations both guilty), which included basics like artillery pieces and shells. The Ukraine conflict has had the bonus of getting those newer systems out on an actual battlefield to see how they work under battlefield conditions and how fast you could train troops to use them. As for the Russian war machine you also have to look at the number of men they are conscripting with minimal training and that they are pulling some very old equipment out of 'mothballing' for quickie rehabs and then deployment with the new and reluctant recruits (not a good idea).

[@deathtoalltyrants102]

😂😂😂 great....a call from the financial sector calling for better weapons, development.. continue the great money making scheme that is gov contractors (USMIC- US Military Industrial Complex) gotta keep that baby stoked .. 🤡🌎💩 this is hilarious.

[@petercristo992]

Mr. Forbes is looking out for us and our nation. He'd be a good advisor to President Trump next year. 🇺🇲

[@abqchuck]

The war monger contractors thank you for your support!

[@jameswilson313]

Brought to us by the democrat party.

[@robyoung-pl1gq]

Putin loves you!!!

[@devobronc]

Sing It, Steve...

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

@alphabetInc I give up ! You WIN ! Censorship Rules The Day !

[@wytrose4602]

Read the retirement speech of the 1st presidents @Forbes. We will be a periah nation soon enough.

[@Eugene-x8i]

😮

[@Tom-ym7bm]

Press replay: Where there are weapons there is trouble 👿 This is Proverbs spoken to you to day The sins of atheism far outweigh the sins of the Church The call ☎️

[@Tom-ym7bm]

Where is History going? Psalm 110.1 Is there a pattern to history? Yes 🙌 🕊 If you’re an enemy of Christ, you are on the wrong side of history You can either join Christ’s side or become His footstool His name is above all names This is the promise & the name which takes away all sins by repentance We’re not advocating Christians take up the sword to try to force God’s kingdom on the earth! This has been attempted & failed miserably in history But God is accomplishing this in His own special time & one day He will complete it * We are always making history Whether it’s Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, or Mao, God is at work making His enemies His footstool Even if they prosper for a while, they will be brought down unless they repent This includes all enemies of the Cross & there are seemingly millions in popular culture If you are one of them, you should consider your option If you’re sincere: repent & believe or become a footstool 🌴🌴🌴 the Great secret to life is not to get but to give Like the widow of two mites 🌱🌱 God is plowing your stubborn hearts This I know 🙌🙌🙌🙌🕊

[@Tom-ym7bm]

Believe it or not 💜🕊 There are reportedly some 33,800 separate & distinct Christian denominations in the world today There are many Christian groups trying to reinvent the wheel, rather than pooling resources together & working together Thankfully we have had great role models like Billy Graham & many others who often do work together with other ministries for common good God always intervenes when we pray 🙏 Key 🔑 keep asking He knows our needs ! Better than we know ourselves !! If you have faith - like a mustard seed (.) look how tiny 🌳but it grows into a full & wonderful tree providing homes & shelter & more for the habitants of earth The world goes round 🌱🌱🌱🌱

[@christianschmidt1556]

You can thank Pres. Obummer and Biden for this mess. Trump is the only one who saw clearly.

[@tmcfaddenva]

Old Neocon

[@stephengiunta1564]

To bad his KZbin channel is so biased toward promoting Republicans positions.

[@DemonHunterX1]

We have our lord Jesus the Christ. Isn't He all we need?

[@larryegilman1]

NO worries because of our joint chiefs of stall, DEI and wokism will save us🤮🤮🤮

[@MandoMTL]

I wonder how much Raytheon stock he owns?

[@normaanderssonrealtor5304]

They know

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

@ForbesBreakingNews Your videos are increasingly becoming almost impossible to type a comment on ! I find this unacceptable and shameful !

[@cgarcia4487]

Blame KZbin it’s that way on almost every political channel on the platform. It’s getting worse as it’s an election year.

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

@@cgarcia4487 👍

[@geofractal]

​@@cgarcia4487I have found that to be correct. It is astounding what they delete. It is a stain of this planet and a scourge in the United States. I can't use the "i" word with anything that may be on the scale where 100 is the average.