Arming an Unknown Future--Again
We have certainly done our share of arming countries only to look down the barrel of those guns in future. The world is swimming in small arms. Kalishnikov automatic weapons are said to bring slightly less than the price of a chicken in many parts of the globe.
We have certainly done our share of arming countries only to look down the barrel of those guns in future. The world is swimming in small arms. Kalishnikov automatic weapons are said to bring slightly less than the price of a chicken in many parts of the globe.
Not only has there been an explosion of the hardware of war sufficient to bring a smile to the face of any card-carrying NRA member, but the finger on the trigger is likely to be a teenager. Kids are great at warfare. They’re virtually fearless, handy with the knack, eager to show bravado and—let’s face it—expendable by warlord and national army alike.
The latest plea for weapons comes from none other than Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq’s erstwhile (probably temporary) Shiite lead…