Israel requests to convene the Security Council, in the face of "a flagrant violation" of "sovereignty, of international law" "a concrete threat to the peace and security of the entire region." (mbin.grits.dev)

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[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 1 points 8 months ago

On the other hand, weapon manufacturers are always looking to expand their markets, and they have the money to ~~buy out~~ lobby governments, so the question is more about where is the balance between what would a "sane" government want, and what conflicts could weapon peddlers make them instigate in order to maximize profits.

Like: would Israel want to buy some more stuff from the US? Would they give the US a discount on some Iron Dome in exchange? Could Biden reinstate sales to the UAE? Exactly how many nukes might be involved, and how would that impact everyone's interests in the region? (for example: what will be the oil prices tomorrow?)

[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah. And the whole thrust of that whole document is, more or less, how can we use violence anywhere in the world to achieve our goals while making sure it won't get out of control or come into a realm where it might come back and impact our happy, well-fed families.

I wasn't saying any of this whole thing as a good thing necessarily; just giving the description: This is how the US tends to behave.

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