Interesting question. I think the U.S. has been addicted to arms manufacturing -- and arms sales -- for decades now and it will take more than the Israel-Palestine conflict being resolved for such a radical change. I mean, we sell arms to about 100 countries now. From our own State Department: "In FY2024, we oversaw 16,227 Foreign Milita…
Interesting question. I think the U.S. has been addicted to arms manufacturing -- and arms sales -- for decades now and it will take more than the Israel-Palestine conflict being resolved for such a radical change. I mean, we sell arms to about 100 countries now. From our own State Department: "In FY2024, we oversaw 16,227 Foreign Military Sales cases with an open case value of over $845 billion."
So, am I hopeful about our nation "laying down its arms"? Actually I do hope and pray for that. I also think it will require a major peace movement, a return to old-fashioned diplomacy and statesmanship, and a strengthening of the United Nations as a peacemaking and rule-of-international-law agency.
Why is the USA alive now or if not selling weapons, making war, in order to become The Empire of the World! And by any means necessary: subterfuge, bribery, destruction, mayhem and murder. I hope someone or some group is planning a serious resistance that inspires and brings together the people of the world to act.
Interesting question. I think the U.S. has been addicted to arms manufacturing -- and arms sales -- for decades now and it will take more than the Israel-Palestine conflict being resolved for such a radical change. I mean, we sell arms to about 100 countries now. From our own State Department: "In FY2024, we oversaw 16,227 Foreign Military Sales cases with an open case value of over $845 billion."
https://www.state.gov/fiscal-year-2024-u-s-arms-transfers-and-defense-trade/
So, am I hopeful about our nation "laying down its arms"? Actually I do hope and pray for that. I also think it will require a major peace movement, a return to old-fashioned diplomacy and statesmanship, and a strengthening of the United Nations as a peacemaking and rule-of-international-law agency.
Why is the USA alive now or if not selling weapons, making war, in order to become The Empire of the World! And by any means necessary: subterfuge, bribery, destruction, mayhem and murder. I hope someone or some group is planning a serious resistance that inspires and brings together the people of the world to act.