Debt Rattle October 14 2018

[Raúl Ilargi Meijer]

René Magritte The song of love 1948   • Companies Buying Their Own Shares Could Fuel The Next Market Rally (CNBC) • Market Crash? Another ‘Red Ca
[See the full post at: Debt Rattle October 14 2018]

[V. Arnold]

I have no idea what to say. I’m at a loss for words that mean anything.
It seems many are speaking as is their wont; but things only change for the worst.
It’s a very western-centric pov; but the west insists to be the driver of events across the planet according to its own twisted idea of what the world should be.
I do think those days are effectively over; but the beast of empire keeps thrashing about with big claws and teeth…
My view of the future is wrought with fog and noise, and the nightengale does not sing…

[V. Arnold]

What is the reason we cannot have René Magritte’s, The song of love 1948, as part of our everyday lives?
I got new reading glasses today; a part of me wishes I hadn’t…

[zerosum]

• Canada ‘Concerned’ About Khashoggi But Will Sell Arms To Saudis – Trudeau (RT)

Question?

Should I add some of the defense budget of Saudi Arabia to the USA military expenditures since the USA is supplying them with expensive hardware?
Is the $ amount for the USA only for what the USA military spend for itself?
Where are the exports numbers tabulated?

reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures
List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies
Top 15 Defence Budgets 2017

1
United States
602.8
2
People’s Republic of China
150.5
3
Saudi Arabia
76.7

edit:
I found my answers at

https://www.statista.com/statistics/248552/us-arms-exports-by-country/

U.S. arms exports 2017, by country (in TIV expressed in million constant 1990 U.S. dollars)

Saudi Arabia
3,425
Australia
1,172
United Kingdom
698
Israel
515
Iraq
506
UAE
499
Qatar
496
Taiwan (ROC)
493
Japan
479
South Korea
456
Italy
393
Morocco
351
Norway
330

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