On 15/01/2018 17:02, rbowman wrote:
On 01/15/2018 01:11 AM, Bod wrote:
It's ironic that with the UK being so anti gun that we are the 2nd
biggest arms dealer in the world :-)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a7225351.html



Irony isn't the word you were looking for:

€œThese terrible figures expose the hypocrisy at the heart of UK foreign
policy. The government is always telling us that it acts to promote
human rights and democracy, but it is arming and supporting some of the
most repressive regimes in the world. The impact of UK arms sales is
clear in Yemen, where British fighter jets and bombs have been central
to the Saudi-led destruction,€�

You can climb off your high horse any time now.

What high horse. I was obviously just pointing out the irony.

Here's who buys the most weapons from the U.S. - CNNPolitics

edition.cnn.com/2016/05/24/politics/us-arms-sales-worldwide/index.html
25 May 2016 - The U.S. is responsible for nearly 33% of worldwide
exports -- by far the top arms exporter on the planet -- but which
countries does the U.S. sell the most weapons to? Saudi Arabia was the
top recipient of American-made arms from 2011-2015, followed closely by
the United Arab Emirates, according to ...

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Bod