• Wilzax@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    The US seriously needs to halt all export of weapons to Israel. They’re enabling them to start a massive war and painting a target on themselves in the process.

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        7 months ago

        why? this is literally only bad for America, both economically and foreign policy wise.

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          7 months ago

          A large portion of the us economy functions most effectively during a war effort. Im failing to see how its bad to sell old stockpiles for big bucks and replenish with more advanced weaponry.

          Foreign policy is also questionable considering nearly every direct ally of the US is selling weapons to israel in one form or the other.

          The west benefits heavily from a destabilized Middle East.

          Lemmy has a heavily skewed view on the middle east do to its moral stance on the subject.

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            A large portion of the us economy functions most effectively during a war effort.

            the last time this was true, it was only true because the America government had gone into a planned economy for WW2

            Im failing to see how its bad to sell old stockpiles for big bucks and replenish with more advanced weaponry.

            we already did that, that’s where the Ukraine aid came from, we don’t got much more to sell off

            Foreign policy is also questionable considering nearly every direct ally of the US is selling weapons to israel in one form or the other.

            not to such a degree, also Israel is one of the big arms producers, if you exclude military aid from the US, they have been selling more than they have bought

            The west benefits heavily from a destabilized Middle East.

            how? higher oil prices? that’s a detriment to the “western” economies and a boon to nations like SA, RU, etc… that’s why Russia has been trying to increase the oil prices, because they know it will harm western economies

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      7 months ago

      I’ve said this before, but I believe Israel is eager to use their nukes and the US is appeasing them. It’s the only way I can wrap my head around this.

      I’m probably wrong, and am not professionally informed.