Reuters:
But then of course, I won't argue that Stoopid is somehow new, or that it's not particularly normal.
Anyway - it still looked like this was all about "small arms", so that's not as bad as it could be. But then, Financial Times:
And the only thing worse is when one of the guys who's supposed to know what's going on just shrugs and says, "Oops - oh well, nuthin we can do about it now."
We are so fucked.
The German government has approved several arms export deals with countries in the Middle East, including delivery of 23 Airbus helicopters to Saudi Arabia, according to an Economy Ministry letter seen by Reuters on Monday.On the one hand, there's something odd about being pretty sure that selling weapons to people in the Middle East is a pretty stoopid thing to do; while seeing it happen and starting to think maybe this is just what we do. Like stoopid is the new normal.
But then of course, I won't argue that Stoopid is somehow new, or that it's not particularly normal.
Anyway - it still looked like this was all about "small arms", so that's not as bad as it could be. But then, Financial Times:
The minister cited a €1.6bn contract to sell Leopard 2 battle tanks to Qatar, “which I unfortunately can’t undo”. The deal, which received the government’s green light in 2013, was sharply criticised within Germany because of Qatar’s bombing of Yemen and its alleged support for Islamist groups in the Middle East.I can't shake that queasy feeling whenever I see a tank with a Maltese Cross painted on it, y'know?
And the only thing worse is when one of the guys who's supposed to know what's going on just shrugs and says, "Oops - oh well, nuthin we can do about it now."
We are so fucked.
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