On this edition of The Geopolitical Report, we look at Barack Obama’s legacy as a record breaking arms dealer. Obama has enabled Saudi Arabia to wage an illegal war in Yemen and has gifted the merchants of death with billions of dollars in new contracts with Taiwan and Vietnam. We also cover the Nye Commission and its investigation into the munitions industry after the First World War. Finally, we look at how the new Trump administration has promised to radically expand the US military and make the merchants of death billions more in profit from war and death.
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Show Notes
The Obama Administration Has Brokered More Weapons Sales Than Any Other Administration Since World War II
U.S. Exports Arms to the World
Arms Policy: Farewall to Nixon Doctrine
Report: Ties that Bind: Arms Industry Influence in the Bush Administration and Beyond
Bush Delivers Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
Just the Facts: U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Obama administration offered $115bn in weapons to Saudi Arabia: report
The US may be aiding war crimes in Yemen
The Death Toll in Yemen Is So High the Red Cross Has Started Donating Morgues to Hospitals
US Arms Deal To Saudi, UAE, Morocco Approved Among Yemen Concerns
Secret Desert Force Set Up by Blackwater’s Founder
Obama administration authorizes $1.83-billion arms sale to Taiwan
Vietnam Arms Embargo to Be Fully Lifted, Obama Says in Hanoi
Sen. Nye assails ‘Merchants of Death' on Sept. 4, 1934
Bush the First, Hating Saddam, Selling Him Weapons
Teledyne and Chilean Indicted in Iraq Bomb Sales
Iraq Weapons Inspections Fast Facts
10 companies profiting the most from war
Trump: National Defense