[GarySpFc]

But it's just fine gaining wealth by selling missiles and uranium to the Ayatollahs, submarines to Red China and fighter jets and machineguns to Hugo Chavez.

There is a difference between gaining wealth and surviving. Apparently you have never heard of Saudi Arabia or Egypt. I seem to remember we sell F-15's and AWACS to S.A. BTW, AKs are not considered machine guns.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

You are correct as well. Many of our allies in capitalism peeve some of our WOT and other strategic partners.