Why is the US still sending an endless supply of arms to Israel without conditions?

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Why is the US still sending an endless supply of arms to Israel without conditions? | Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
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The law ( the Leahy Law) requires that the US vet any foreign military receiving US arms. However, that doesn’t happen with Israel

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Because it turns turns billions in public funds into billions in private profits.

The fact that those profits come at the expense of children's lives doesn't worry the oil and gas industries, so why would it worry weapons manufacturers?

They could get the same effect by arming Ukraine without looking like a bunch of assholes

Unfortunately, that's not how greed works. They'll never say "no thanks, we've made enough profit from Ukraine".

No one's suggesting they say that

I am. Would be hella refreshing for these arms dealers to grow a conscience, even if just a tiny one.

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