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The top U.S. diplomat overseeing arms sales said Wednesday she sees keen interest in American weaponry in Asia,

I often confuse the various forms of centralized, authoritarian systems. Which -ism is the one in which it's difficult to differentiate the state from its largest corporations?

It would be interesting to learn which war industries the US president and members of Congress, especially those on committees overseeing the budget and the military, have shares in.

Ol' Bonespurs: We know you're busy playing golf, but you need to release your tax info! All members of Congress, too.

Which of them are getting the largest 'campaign' contributions from the war industries?

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LOL. Wiki would carry a content warning about lack of objectivity!

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So these countries truly believes or confidences that the F35s could 'Sneak through the enemies without detected?' May God help them.

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Steve Over, who leads the international sales team at Lockheed for F-35s, said the U.S., Israel, Japan and South Korea militaries have invested $60 billion in the fifth-generation jet

What a pity Japan sqandered a fortune on this flying something. It insanely expensive and still, after years and years of work, is not fully operational and won't be a real combat plane for several more years to come, just a shiny toy. USAF is not happy with it, Canada was smart enough to bail out the F-35 program, now Israelis are thinking about the whole thing:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israeli-air-force-leaning-toward-f-15-over-f-35-for-next-acquisition-1.5769565

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