RE: What happened to the war on ISIS?
September 22, 2016 at 8:57 pm
(This post was last modified: September 22, 2016 at 9:05 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(September 22, 2016 at 5:15 pm)ReptilianPeon Wrote: The United States could stop selling weapons to terrorists like al-Saud. But then Hilary and Obama know where they can make a quick buck for their buddies in the defense industry. The Obama administration has sold more weapons to Saudi than any other presidency. America's economy is based on exploiting people and war in general.
Our economy isn't based on war, lol. We spend all of our money -on- war, like a hobby. Our economy is based upon our overwhelming productive capacity.
Quote:Machines, engines, pumps: US$205.8 billion (13.7% of total exports)http://www.worldstopexports.com/united-s...0-exports/
Electronic equipment: $169.8 billion (11.3%)
Aircraft, spacecraft: $131.1 billion (8.7%)
Vehicles: $127.1 billion (8.4%)
Oil: $106.1 billion (7.1%)
Medical, technical equipment: $83.4 billion (5.5%)
Plastics: $60.3 billion (4%)
Gems, precious metals, coins: $58.7 billion (3.9%)
Pharmaceuticals: $47.3 billion (3.1%)
Organic chemicals: $38.8 billion (2.6%)
It's shittier, when you think about it. We're not actually a nation of arms dealers. We build all of the stuff that modern life (and fun!) is made out of. We just go a little nuts when we have billions to spare on a discretionary budget line we call "defense".
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