And make money

We've always had weapons throughout history @The Electric Lizard

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If they had to make their own weapons there couldn't be as many conflicts

It's better to be king of the shit pile

>Melee weapons

Than crushed by it

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There's no evidence of that @The Electric Lizard

Do you think the Saudis could invade Yemen as easily if the US didn't sell them weapons to do it for instance?

No but the Russians would sell them weapons.

@The Electric Lizard They'd just get it elsewhere, you imbecile.

And the west would have lost an ally in the middle east

That's why we should try to stop all weapons being sold there

Which would have weakened our position

Yes they would. They'd make their own. And those wouldn't be as effective, meaning more civilian casualties. @The Electric Lizard

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Try how?

War

That's what it will take

You can welcome back ww2 tactics

Economic? Back a rat into the corner too much and it will bite

War again

IE, carpet bombing

You just caused more casualties, well done @The Electric Lizard

We need more diplomacy in the world, Sit down all the major weapons exporters and try to make them agree to a ban on selling weapons to the middle east

What about the black market?

They'll just buy em from there

They are not as effective as countries

They are.

Countries sell far more weapons that are far more advanced

I'll direct you to the break up of the soviet union

And how many advanced for the time weapons just dispersed

So rather than buying precision munitions, they now buy large bombs and just drop them from helicopters. Causing more casualties. @The Electric Lizard

Syria and their barrel bombs for example.

Causing more civilian casualties, because they don't have access to precision weapons.

Go look at allied bombing during ww2

I get what youre saying lizard. You just are way too idealistic

Ok, What about this then, We stop selling weapons to the Middle East and we just declare war on any nation that starts using weapons that cause unnecessary civilian casualties

When we were TRYING to hit military targets, but *missed*

And hit towns, etc.