[jacquesm]

Division of the spoils is not up to the outside.

[rayiner]

It’s not just division of the spoils. It’s a transfer of wealth to defense contractors at the cost of a dead weight loss to the country as a whole.

[jacquesm]

So, it looks like you have your work cut out for you then: how to make sure that America as a whole profits from its exports rather than just a select few individuals. Because if you toss out the concept of weapons exports as a whole because you are turning inwards then you're going to have to find a lot of people in the job queues.