"We give the Islamic states hundreds of billions of dollars for oil, but we have nothing to sell them to get the money back except equity in our businesses."
This is line is the worst I've read in a long time. We get hundred of million if billions back in aircraft sales from Boeing, and military equipment sold.
The one thing that I notice from the article is the tone of the religious when this is an economic deal. If we stop trading with those who might hold religious views that differ from our own, then we might as well pack it up and stop doing business with the world.
We're on the same train of thought. I started writing my post before you posted yours, and I agree completely. We sell a whole lot of stuff to Islamic nations, including a lot of military equipment.
This might be true, but it is still not enough. America is spending much more money in consumption than it earns with its exports.