According to the establishment media, President Trump's whirlwind tour of Asia was about commerce, jobs, and fair play in trade. Instead, the primary focus was the sale of arms to South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Both China and North Korea were used as a selling point. The White House National Security Council ran the sales pitch. In Japan, Trump said he expects Abe Shinzo’s government to buy, as he put it, massive amounts of armaments. He said pretty much the same while in South Korea and Vietnam. The sales will generate billions of dollars in profit for Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrup Grumman, Boeing, and other merchants of death. Trump’s cover story is that the large uptick in arms sales in Asia will reduce the cost of the US keeping soldiers in host countries and create jobs at home. For the merchants of death, escalating tension is good news for stockholders and CEOs, and bad news for Americans and Asians. President Trump has created a near perfect environment for an influx of weapons that will increase tension further and ultimately lead to war.
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Show Notes
Trump Pitches ‘America First’ Trade Policy at Asia-Pacific Gathering
What’s behind Donald Trump’s arms sales pitch in Asia?
Japan PM Shinzo Abe promises to handle North Korea threat
Here’s What the US Could Sell South Korea and Japan to Counter North Korea
The Top Defense Stock to Buy in 2017
The tragedy of Shinzo Abe’s narrow-minded nationalism
Japan and China’s maritime tensions in the South China Sea are resurfacing World War II-era wounds
Will NATO Plus-Up Give Afghan Forces an Offensive Boost?
South Korea Says It’s Speeding Up Arms Buildup to Counter the North
Why Lifting the Vietnam Arms Embargo Is All About China
Now That Vietnam Can Buy U.S. Weapons, What Will It Want?
Pentagon Pledges $18 million To Hanoi For Metal Shark Patrol Boats
War with China
US won't sit idle if India-China conflict breaks out: Experts