Russia tops USA in arms sales and becomes world’s largest arms supplier

Russia tops USA in arms sales and becomes world’s largest arms supplier
29 January 2007

Russia has sold more weapons than the U.S. in 2005, first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service. The report, entitled “Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations 1998-2005,” says that in 2005 Moscow surpassed U.S. and France in weapons sales, which totaled $7.1 billion. ....
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“The United Stated had dominated the highly competitive market of the conventional arms sales since the collapse of the USSR,” said Richard Grimmet, a military analyst who coauthored the report. “Now the situation has changed. Moscow is turning into an increasingly aggressive and pushy player on the weapons market. The market has been booming over the last few years. The arms race intensifies as a result of the developments,” added Grimmet. ............

http://english.pravda.ru/russia/economics/02-11-2006/85336-Russian_weapons-0



While Bush is wasting our $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and creating enemies around the world.

One thing the White House has miscalculated in the world arena.
The Ruskies are CHESS GRAND MASTERS, not POKER players.

Bush went all in (actually pushed us all in) with A-2 off suit hoping for a nice flop turn and river. There is nothing on the flop and the turn for us so far.
The river is likely to be anything else, but luck for us.

In the meantime the world players Russia and China are developing faster than ever. And they are playing much smarter with their chips.

Russia is #1 arms exporter, soon will be #1 Oil exporter. Gasprom already is #1 Gas exporter in the world.
Talking about influence in the world arena.

Our president Bush is exactly what Elcin was for Russia. Anything he touches turns to failure.

 

Elcin, who is elcin?

 

This is an alternative spelling to Yeltsin. I've also seen it spelled Elt'sin.

 

Well things are changing, just wait until China, India and Brazil start pushing things their way.

 

Russia's economy is almost wholly dependant on oil sales. Alternatives sources of energy will weaken their economy if they don't diversify soon. Therefore in th e world of power they're limited.

 

I think they actually make more money on gas, but I'm not sure.

However, alternative energy resources have been considered for a long time, few things have happened. If oil price goes down, sales of hybrid-cars will also go down. Right now it's something around 1% of the total market if I remember it correctly.

 

Well, a strong Brazil is good. I trust them.

 

That would be a good thing for Portugal as well but they still have a very long way to go especially in terms of crime and corruption.

 

Corruption exists everywhere but is generally more common in poor third world countries like Brazil. But if we compare the countries values for democracy and human rights, China isn't even close to Brazil.

 

I agree, but only until some nutcase like Hugo Chavez takes over in Brazil.

Brazil has traditionally been one of the most economically protectionist countries in South America.

 

The "nutcase" won in a landslide ..........

Chavez, who named Bush a "Satan" started a lot of social programs for the poor in Venezuela.

Can I ask you WHAT IS WRONG WITH HELPING THE POOR?
After all the OIL they have belongs to all Venezuelan people.
It makes sense everyone to have a share of the riches Venezuela has doesn't it?

Or you may be thinking "only a few chosen should control the wealth that country has, including some foreign OIL companies" to please the Bush admin, and the corporations who suck out the lion share of the profits?

 

Absolutely nothing wrong to help people privately...although there's thin line between love and...

Why stop there...all the wealth belongs to the people!?

All countries (including America) tax companies for resources. Often this outside investment and profit further lengths productivity through investment.

Applying a bureaucratic form of distribution is hardly effective in the long-term. Most American programs of the left bureaucratic nature find themselves insolvent after time or wildly ineffective to their said goals. Long-term goals such as self-sufficient economies don't come in existence because of helping the poor merely. They come from adquaint infrastructure, and jobs.

People have to weigh their spending needs on system of taxes that neither harms productivity or elminates it usefulness. Nationalizing industries is economically and politically destructive, imo. Sounds nice and may appear nice, but the details always end-up bad.

 

Timely topic - Chavez has just been given sweeping presidential powers - essentially, government by presidential decree across several key areas of Venezuelan society:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16876033/

 

Almost sounds like Bush before his present lame duck situation.

 

Nice article...

Talk about a plan to destroy a nation.

 

........Chavez insists he will respect private property, he plans a new "luxury" tax on everything from second homes to art collections, and the rich will undoubtedly feel the pinch...........


He's doing exactly the opposite of what Bush did for the most rich in
America.

..........Those who re-elected Chavez by a wide margin in December say Venezuela's democracy is healthier than ever.

"We couldn't have more democracy," says Danny Albarran, one of several women in the slum of San Juan who like what they're getting from this revolution: free meals for schoolchildren, free checkups from a Cuban doctor and a state-run fitness program for the elderly.
..................http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16876033/page/2/

Chavez will be a legend in Venezuela if his plan succeeds. So far he gets MUCH, MUCH more symphaties from all over the world than our president.

 

Why not INDIA ?

 

India was not on my mind, he mentioned China and Brazil.

 

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He did mention about India as well.

 

ok, sorry.. dunno about India.