dgreco Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 U.S. Allowed Secret Ethiopia-N.Korea Arms DealIn news from Africa, the New York Times is reporting the Bush administration recently allowed Ethiopia to complete a secret arms purchase from North Korea in violation of international sanctions. The United States allowed the arms delivery to go through in January shortly after Ethiopia invaded Somalia.How bad is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralo Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 U.S. Allowed Secret Ethiopia-N.Korea Arms DealIn news from Africa, the New York Times is reporting the Bush administration recently allowed Ethiopia to complete a secret arms purchase from North Korea in violation of international sanctions. The United States allowed the arms delivery to go through in January shortly after Ethiopia invaded Somalia.How bad is this?Assuming you are using the term "bad" in the context of is it right or wrong, the real question is "does this transaction benefit the U.S. in anyway?" The U.S., like every other country, acts on what it perceives is good for the U.S. not based on what is right and wrong in a philosophical sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgreco Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Well what I mean is basically does this help our country in any way.... not talking about ethics.. Because I think ethically we all know it is wrong, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralo Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Well what I mean is basically does this help our country in any way.... not talking about ethics.. Because I think ethically we all know it is wrong, no?Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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