US Supplies Weapons to 57% of ‘Authoritarian’ Regimes - “These findings fly in the face of Biden’s preferred framing of international politics as a ‘battle between democracies and autocracies,'” says the author of a new report.

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[–]HugodeCrevellier 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

This is not specifically a Biden thing.

Both US parties serve the military-industrial complex and other shockingly corrupt financial interests and, therefore, allow the imperial ambitions of 'the Neocons'.

The main difference is one of style, where Republicans seem a tiny bit more direct, while Democrats, like Biden, tend to try to gaslight people all the way.

Other than that, it's a Coke vs Pepsi difference, ... both crappy corporate sugary drinks that are propped up by advertising/marketing, and pretty much equally bad for you.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This is not specifically a Biden thing.

Yup, I still remember Bush and his "Operation Iraqi Freedom"

[–]HugodeCrevellier 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, they figured that they would find WMDs because they had sold them to Hussein ... and by 'Freedom' they of course meant that destroying Iraq and murdering its people by the hundreds of thousands would free Iraqis, men, women and children, either from the drudgery of having a functioning country or [from] being alive.

[–]passionflounderIndependent 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Facts are irrelevant. If they clash with leftist talking points they are classified as misinformation. Contradicting government lies will be illegal soon- assuming it isn't already.

[–]IkeConn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

While Russia and China supply the other 43%.

[–]hfxB0oyAPirate Party 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's always been a battle between autocracies and other autocracies. The real war is the propaganda war these countries wage on their own populations.

[–]Dune1032 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Supplying American weapons means money for the American companies. If the weapons aren't supplied by American companies, these authoritarian regimes will get it from other countries. Democracy might not be suitable for some countries. It will only lead to stalemate and chaos as conflicting groups refuse to compromise.