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subscribe"You can't hug a child with nuclear arms"...
Friday, August 17
...but you can sell advanced weaponry to opposing groups who are entrenched in massive regional conflicts.
Just in case you aren't paying attention to these types of things (You aren't paying attention), the U.S. just approved $30 billion in military aid to Israel to smooth over the $20 billion in American weaponry we aim to sell to Arab states in the region. Our goal?: "to assist moderate Sunni Arab states that, like Israel, oppose Shiite Iran’s reach for regional supremacy and nuclear weapons." (NYTimes link)
I'm not really an alarmist, I just think everyone should know where the weapons are coming from... I think these deals have implications for our image around the world and I assume it must effect our diplomatic efforts in the region as well. As such, I think the sale of armament should be more prominent in the public discourse about foreign policy in our country.
Why does it seem like no one is paying attention?
Just in case you aren't paying attention to these types of things (You aren't paying attention), the U.S. just approved $30 billion in military aid to Israel to smooth over the $20 billion in American weaponry we aim to sell to Arab states in the region. Our goal?: "to assist moderate Sunni Arab states that, like Israel, oppose Shiite Iran’s reach for regional supremacy and nuclear weapons." (NYTimes link)
I'm not really an alarmist, I just think everyone should know where the weapons are coming from... I think these deals have implications for our image around the world and I assume it must effect our diplomatic efforts in the region as well. As such, I think the sale of armament should be more prominent in the public discourse about foreign policy in our country.
Why does it seem like no one is paying attention?
