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Evolve Dammit

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4. We are simply weapons purveyors at this point. What else comes close in exports?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2019, 07:24 PM

Nov 2019

It is particularly disturbing that we sell to whoever will pay, no matter if they are dictators and human rights abusers. The USA as any kind of world example and moral compass has largely been destroyed in 3.5 years. My WWII vet father and vet uncles and cousins would be livid.

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Ahead of Trump meeting, Erdogan threatens to buy Russian jets [View all] riversedge Nov 2019 OP

Oh come on, hasn't he seen Top Gun? Doesn't he know that bad guys fly Russian jets? Initech Nov 2019 #1

Art of the Deal. TeamPooka Nov 2019 #2

Every authoritarian dictator in the world.... SergeStorms Nov 2019 #3

We are simply weapons purveyors at this point. What else comes close in exports? Evolve Dammit Nov 2019 #4

Weapons are not even in the top 10. hack89 Nov 2019 #7

I don't know what I am talking about, but not_the_one Nov 2019 #9

Boeing commercial jets represent most aircraft sales. Nt hack89 Nov 2019 #11

Right. Not weapons, simply capital investments to build, power and maintain them. LanternWaste Nov 2019 #13

Why is it so hard to accept that we have a massive economy that exports a multitude of products hack89 Nov 2019 #14

Where do you think #'s 1,3,4 and 5 fit in to weapons production? Cuz they do as components. Evolve Dammit Nov 2019 #15

Good question. Not a huge proportion I would think hack89 Nov 2019 #16

Remember.... Turbineguy Nov 2019 #5

let him olddad65 Nov 2019 #6

It was reported in the U.K. - and elsewhere amcgrath Nov 2019 #8

the M$M has no problem opining over the various conspiracy theories not_the_one Nov 2019 #10

Donnie sure knows how to win friends... Blue_Tires Nov 2019 #12