US Sells F-35s Globally, Wonders Why World Isn't More Peaceful
The article, a glossy advertisement for American military-industrial outreach, details the spread of F-35s. Yet, it ignores the financial incentives at play globally, particularly in the Middle East. For instance, the United States has approved billions in military aid to Israel, which has used these advanced weapons, including F-35s, in conflicts that have resulted in thousands of civilian
casualties. This isn't a sale; it's a taxpayer-funded subsidy for an often-controversial foreign policy. While Newsweek marvels at the F-35's global footprint, it conveniently sidesteps the reality that this footprint often leaves craters where homes and schools once stood. It’s hard to call a transaction a 'sale' when US taxpayers are footing the majority of the bill for key allies (like Israel,
receiving $3.8 billion annually in military aid from the US, per USAID data). The US arms industry, meanwhile, cashes in—a perpetual motion machine of destruction disguised as diplomacy. How many 'partnerships' are actually just elaborate transfers of wealth from US citizens to Lockheed Martin?