It is reported in a column by Walter Pincus in the Washington Post that the US is selling $ 12 billion in weapons to Iraq, including $3 billion worth of F-16 fighter jets. We are also selling or giving weapons to the neighbors of Iraq, including Israel. The US arms industry-after world war I-was referred to as the "merchants of death" and many at the time believed it was one of the reasons we were drawn into that conflict. It looks like the "merchants" are back in business, big time.
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