In the last few months the statistics of global arms exports shows disappointing results — with the end of the presidency of Barack Obama, his administration increased arms sales to unprecedented levels.
For the first five years of the Obama administration export of weapons the Pentagon brought a profit of 169 billion dollars. It should be noted that George Bush for all 8 years of his presidency, sold weapons worth that is less than the announced by as much as $ 30 billion.
Thus, Barack Obama approves more arms sales than all previous US presidents since the Second world war. Most of the weapons were sent to the middle East and the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia was the main “client” of the United States, paying for the arms 46 billion.
Experts point out that this news is of particular concern in connection with what number of military conflicts going on in the region. According to statistics, almost all the sold weapons was used in Yemen and Bahrain.
Another strange point that the Obama administration wouldn’t comment, is the missing weapons in the amount of $ 500 million, sent in an unknown direction. According to some sources, the missing weapons seen in the hands of al-Qaeda, but official confirmation of this has not been made public.
Despite this, it was during the reign of Bush the U.S. most armed his potential opponents, among whom were even members of ISIS. At the moment, the Obama team is working to find new markets for weapons. The most appropriate is considered the territory of India.
Over the past 5 years, the Pentagon has supplied India arms worth 5 billion dollars. Basically it was a Boeing C-17, howitzers, and sea-based missiles. During his visits to India, which took place in January 2015, Obama promised that he would help the current government in the development of aircraft carriers and rocket engines.
Just a few days will premiere a military Comedy “Guys with guns”, which tells the story of two young boys, a signatory of the 300-million contract with the Pentagon on arms exports. However, in a scenario is not a fictional story.
Many politicians, including President Vladimir Putin, are increasingly vocal about the fact that the world situation is becoming increasingly tense, and the United States was played not the last role. Arms sales fuel conflict and human rights violations. In addition, when you consider that almost all American weapons were sent to the most unstable regions of the world, the US bears direct responsibility for the ongoing war.
But there is another view, according to which Obama’s policy in this matter is of a purely democratic character, and helps upholding human rights. However, the number of adherents of this point of view becomes smaller, causing the ratings of the current President of the United States continue to fall. Despite this, publishing Сiponline reports that in the near future Obama is not going to reduce the volume of arms exports.
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