Geopolitical commentators don’t get that American and Russian foreign policies are all about selling arms. In the U.S. the arms industry relies on the government to sell its products. In this regard it is the only socialist industry in America. The State Department has a special division to carry out the sales. Russia sells to countries that the U.S. won’t sell to. All the political reasons given to justify arms sales are a smokescreen used to push sales. The best possible scenario for the arms business is to arm neighboring belligerent countries. For example the U.S arms both Israel and Egypt and Israel and Saudi Arabia. But the prefect sales multiplier are Russian arms sales to Syria and Iran. This develops an even greater insecurity in Israel and Saudi Arabia who come to the U.S. with their shopping lists. It’s almost like American and Russian arms manufacturers are tag team partners. All this has nothing to do with protecting Israel, bringing peace to the Middle East, confronting Iran or fighting terrorism. It’s all about bucks.
