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2026-08-01 Economy

Sen. Tom Cotton: Arkansas has become the weapons manufacturing capital of the world. Israeli and American companies are manufacturing weapons to keep our nations safe and secure.

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Posted by Clyde Thaviling6482 2026-08-01 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [246 views ] Top

1 Good. Israel needs a lot of weapons to AVOID having to kill all the Arabs.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-08-01 04:02|| 2026-08-01 04:02|| Front Page Top

2 Then why isn't Israel producing more of them herself?

And that's a question, not a criticism.

Posted by Chantry 2026-08-01 08:39|| 2026-08-01 08:39|| Front Page Top

3 ^Israel does now.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-08-01 09:19|| 2026-08-01 09:19|| Front Page Top

4 Israel has a pretty significant weapons manufacturing capability. We, the US, buy a lot from them.

Posted by 49 Pan 2026-08-01 09:50|| 2026-08-01 09:50|| Front Page Top

5 Then why isn't Israel producing more of them herself?

Year after year, post 1967, America made Israel a deal: we’ll give you some money for weapons, but you have to buy them from American companies instead of elsewhere or making them yourself. It was a deliberate move to make Israel more dependent on America, giving America a lever to control Israel’s actions.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-08-01 21:28|| 2026-08-01 21:28|| Front Page Top

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