The COVID-19 pandemic is the straw that broke the camel's back. From ventilators and personal protective equipment to medicines, we've come to learn that China controls the production and distribution of these essential items. Large swaths of our economy are left without an industrial base to ramp up in times of crisis, even when doing so is a matter of life and death. Scrambling to have auto manufacturers produce ventilators during a pandemic has certainly clarified the crisis.