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Detroit Bailout: A Matter Of National Security?

One of the arguments made for a bailout of the auto industry is that it is a matter of national security. Is there a connection between the Big Three and the military? Retired Lt Col. Dakota Wood is with the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. He tells Renee Montagne that it is a false argument to directly link the auto manufacturers with military-specific combat systems.

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