FUCK THE U.S. MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX- U.S. INCREASES Role as World's Weapons Supplier

[Orwellian_Ghost]

Despite Slump, U.S. Role as Top Arms Supplier Grows
By THOM SHANKER
Published: September 6, 2009

WASHINGTON — Despite a recession that knocked down global arms sales last year, the United States expanded its role as the world’s leading weapons supplier, increasing its share to more than two-thirds of all foreign armaments deals, according to a new Congressional study.

The United States signed weapons agreements valued at $37.8 billion in 2008, or 68.4 percent of all business in the global arms bazaar, up significantly from American sales of $25.4 billion the year before.

Italy was a distant second, with $3.7 billion in worldwide weapons sales in 2008, while Russia was third with $3.5 billion in arms sales last year — down considerably from the $10.8 billion in weapons deals signed by Moscow in 2007.

The growth in weapons sales by the United States last year was particularly noticeable against worldwide trends. The value of global arms sales in 2008 was $55.2 billion, a drop of 7.6 percent from 2007 and the lowest total for international weapons agreements since 2005.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/07/world/07weapons.html?_r=1

More than two-thirds of all foreign armament deals last year were made with U.S. suppliers, a study found.

[orpupilofnature57]

1. We need this Champ in Washington!!!!

http://www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com/racket.html

[Orwellian_Ghost]

2. I guess

we got an unreccer' who supports the US role as weapons supplier to the world.

[polichick]

3. There's those good ol' Merkin values again. nt

[Selatius]

4. Isn't it funny how the US played up Iraq as a gigantic threat to world security, yet...

in the grand scheme of things, the US was the world's largest destabilizing force in the world as far as supplying weapons to nations all over the world as well as to groups that support advancing American interests abroad?

Somebody should hold up a gigantic mirror to America's face.

[G_j]

5. I want to comment

but I am so disgusted, I have no words.

[FarCenter]

6. Weapons are one of very few manufactured products that we can sell abroad

We need the foreign exchange in order to buy crude oil.

[windoe]

7. What a bad ass country this is.

Such a bright light, but such a deep shadow.

[leftstreet]

8. K&R

[midnight]

9. I wanted to recommend this wonderful post, but was not

able within the 24 hour period. I see this after reading that over one million American school children are homeless. Remember, Princess Diana was the spokesperson to stop land mines. She was killed quickly after she started that role.

[G_j]

10. you are referring to this tragic and also under-reported story,

Surge in Homeless Pupils Strains Schools
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6482304