Very good, even if not satire. :)
vkarlamov@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On Apr 29, 4:30 am, "Your Uncle Larry" <Lar...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> Actually didn't Russia just become the world's number 1 arms ex****ter?
>>
>
> Not according to you. You have been bragging for years that Russian
> arms ex****ts are useless and worthless; and India and all other
> Russian customers are switching to US-made weapons.
>
> But in reality, yes, Russian ars ex****ts are soaring, because Russian
> arms, just like Russian space ****ps, are much more relaible and less
> expensive than American ex****ts.
>
One undiscussed yet very basic problem is that weapons reliability
can only be determined from their use. So bragging about reliability
means bragging about the results of their use. And the use of weapons
is to kill, maim, destroy.
>
> But Russia is not selling its arms to children or to college students,
> like US manufacturers, whose gunsare then used to commit mass murders
> like Columbine or Virginia Tech.
>
How about all those child soldiers armed with Kalashnikovs and machetes
in Africa? :) <-- cynical & sarcastic, not funny smiley
>
> Moreover, Russia ***ex****ts*** its weapons. Thus, it doesn't arm
> itself to the teeth. In fact, Russia spends 25 times less money on its
> military (defence) than USA spends on its military (offence and
> aggression). Last year, USA spent more on the military than the rest
> of the Wiorld combined, and in the next couple of years, it is likely
> to spend twice as much as the rest of the World, as Gates has asked
> the Congress to enlarge US army and marines spending in order to fight
> conventional wars against "Russia, China, North Korea and Iran."
>
Hmmm. So you consider it a good to _***ex****t***_ the means of waging
wars and killing?
>
> But Russia spends less money on defence than even Britain or the peace-
> loving France.
>
> By ex****ting its arms to Latin America and India, Russia doesn't
> threaten the World, while US spends its own money on arming itself in
> order to be able to invade and occupy many countries at the same
> time.
>
> Finally, by ex****ting its arms, Russia gains wealth, while USA wastes
> about $1 trillion of hard-earned taxpayer money a year on its own
> warmongwering, making the Americans poor, making USA the debtor at the
> mercy of China, and leading the US economy to a total collapse very
> soon.
>
Ahh yes, Praises of Russia for profiteering from weapons sales. :)
>
> On the good side, the Exxon, Halliburton and Lokheed owners are very
> happy with the way their puppets in the US government make them and
> themselves rich at the expence of average Americans.
>
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