Or so screamed the headline…

Say what? The Department of Defense wants to loosen export restrictions “that keep military technology out of the hands of U.S. Allies.” reports DefenseNews.com.

How odd. But a close reading of this article, from DefenseNews.com, reveals that this is an interpretation, or one man’s guess, if you will, as to why DOD hired a think tank to study export regulations.

“Spurred by complaints by the U.S. Central Command that export controls were hampering the war effort in Iraq, the Pentagon has hired a think tank to study export-control regulations that impede turning technology over to U.S. allies and the Iraqi military.”