U.S. Remains Largest Arms Dealer In Developing Countries

New York Times:

he United States maintained its role as the leading supplier of weapons to the developing world in 2006, followed by Russia and Britain, according to a Congressional study to be released Monday. Pakistan, India and Saudi Arabia were the top buyers.

The global arms market is highly competitive, with manufacturing nations seeking both to increase profits and to expand political influence through weapons sales to developing nations, which reached nearly $28.8 billion in 2006.

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And this is why we have wars. When weaponry is your strongest market then wars are necessary to keep the economy strong. And of course along with that is pharmaceuticals. If there are weapons then we need war to sell them. If there is war, then we need medicines and supplies to treat the victims of war.

we get'em going in and going out.

brilliant.
Diabolically brilliant.