Financial Times Discovers Arms Suppliers Fuel Conflict
The Financial Times suggests India and Pakistan need mediators, not arms suppliers. This profound observation comes after years of Western nations, often the same ones now 'brokering peace,' happily selling billions in weaponry. The US alone, for instance, has been a major arms supplier to both nations at various times, often playing both sides of the ledger while lamenting the 'instability' these
transfers invariably create. It's almost as if 'arms supplier' is just 'mediator' with extra steps, and a much bigger profit margin. One might wonder if the mediators currently being proposed also happen to operate thriving defense industries. The irony, thicker than crude oil, drips from the report—countries that 'helped broker peace earlier this year are now selling advanced weapons.' It’s the
humanitarian equivalent of a doctor prescribing you a cure, then selling you the disease. How many conflicts must be meticulously funded before the obvious conclusion about who benefits truly sinks in?