U.S. corporations that manufacture weapons cash in on bloody conflicts and spend billions lobbying Congress, which is 'structurally incapable' of stopping arms sales.
, and many have taken up arms against Russia while remaining critical of nationalism and the Ukrainian state.
“The U.S. is pretty consistently exporting to most armed conflicts worldwide,” Erickson said on Thursday while promoting aon U.S. arms sales. “This is in part because U.S. export law provides presidents with significant flexibility for presidential policy and preferences.” Of course, the U.S. government’s perception of the “right hands” doesn’t always ensure the weapons won’t be used to wage. Weapons are durable and can be reused in ways the government cannot predict or control and risk falling into the hands of a wide range of armed groups, including those that oppose U.S. interests.
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