People look at international trade and wonder if we’re arming enemies. Economists wonder if its cost effective.
That doesn’t mean we’re opposed to dealing with other nations, only that we see it in wider terms than cost effectiveness.
There’s really no point in debating a subject with somebody who won’t even bother to study it. I could waste time refuting all of the misconceptions about economics and economists here, but that would take forever and just allow us to *begin* the real debate.
So I give up. I’ve made my suggestions that you all educate yourselves, and you won’t.