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After the Gulf War demonstrated that
their weapons can truly kill on a massive scale, the arms merchants are
busy selling more of them, not only in the halls of Congress and the
Pentagon, but to generals, bureaucrats, and politicians around the
world.
[Three weapons manufacturers are dancing and singing:] There's no
business like war business...
U.S. arms sales abroad skyrocketed -- from $8 billion in 1989 to more
than $40 billion in 1991. The U.S. is now selling far more weapons
abroad than any country ever has before. "Uncle Sam" provides military
aid and loan guarantees so that Lockheed-Martin can sell fighter jets
even to governments that can't assure their people have enough to eat.
[72]
[U.S. Aid, Just say "uncle" man, says:] A food shortage? I'm sorry
--we're fresh out of food financing.
[U.S. Aid, Just say "uncle" man, says:] A bomb shortage? Now that's
different. I'm sure we can be of assistance.
Of course, there's no shortage of public statements about curbing the
international arms race and the militarization of the Middle East.
"The time has come to try to change the destructive pattern of military
competition in the [Middle East] and reduce the arms flow to the
region." (Sec. of State James Baker, February, 1991) [73]
But while pious pronouncements are uttered in Washington, Pentagon
representatives have been busier than ever selling fighter jets, tanks,
helicopters, and cluster bombs to their favorite customers in the Middle
East, including Israel, the Gulf monarchies, Egypt, and Turkey.
We've got a real deal on F-16's this week--buy 100 and we'll throw in
1,000 cases of napalm free!
FREE NAPALM OFFER! We overstocked! Gulf tested! Gulf proven! Kill like
you never have before! Our weapons kill: more, better, faster. [74]
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