"Steve, legitimate governments of undemocratic countries are also entitled to defend themselves."
You are back into your talking clock mode Keith
Why do you open threads when you haven't the slightest interest in what other people have to say? (rhetorical question)
This point has been answered - if those answers are wrong, correct them
"Decent countries would only sell items for national defence"
Then Britain and America are not "decent countries" - they sell arms to monsters who use them to oppress their people - for profit.
Suppresion of facts bt the British Government (to be studiosly ignored by Keith)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-saudi-arabia-report-funding-uk-islamist-extremism-arms-deals-pmqs-terrorism-caroline-a7849296.html
Jim Carroll