In the editor: The question is why we spend billions for firearms marking a definition issue of what is real country (“Billions for weapons, instead of troops, we are not safer,” July 22). The United States is now the supplier of 43% of military weapons sold all over the world. Making a weapon is a main part of our economy. For that it happens, we need customers inside and outside the US to pay for our product. We have dealings with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, NATO allies and, of course, Ukraine. Our customers list wide.
In his pronouncement in the 1961, President Eisenhower warned us about increasing military-industry complex. While he supports having a “strong” military construction for our own defense, he asked us not to allow a large firearm industry in the processes of democratic processes in our liberty. Do we admit that we don’t listen to his warning?
Erica Hahn, Monrovia
