Defese News: How do Americans feel about US arms sales? Not great.
WASHINGTON — Congress is still divided on the decision to continue selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, and it turns out the American public feels a similar way.
According to a new public opinion poll, 70 percent of Americans oppose arms sales to other nations and see the transactions as a threat to national security. However, when it comes to the U.S.-Saudi relationship, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found that 50 percent of Americans feel the alliance weakens U.S. national security, while 45 percent say it does more to strengthen national security.
“Saudi Arabia has long been viewed as a valuable security partner for US grand strategy in the Middle East. As such, it has received significant military aid and equipment from the United States,” the think tank said in its findings.
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WNU Editor: The report can be read here .... Americans Consider US Arms Sales a Hazard to US Security (The Chicago Council on Global Affairs).
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Since NATO countries sell back and forth to each other constantly the weapon sales which actually make the headlines are the ones to our less than reputable "allies" who'll use them for god knows what purposes. Unfortunately that's where the trade surpluses are made and no amount of public opinion can do much more than stall them.
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