Mia Culpa...But....

Militarization of the world...

This list is based on the Stockholm International Peace research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook.
Can all this spending promote peace...?

It is the Holy Week and each one of us are happy with our bunnies and eggs...
It is the Holy week and every one of us are complicit with in ALL the wars and poverty and hunger that has plagued the world...
In the Field of Dreams...It says..."If you built it, he will come..." and of course if we manufacture weapons..it will be used....and there will be killings and wars...

Rank	Country	Spending ($ Bn.)[3]	% of GDP	World share (%)
	World total	1747.0	2.4	100
1	United States	640.0	3.8	36.6
2	People's Republic of China[a]	188.0	2.0	10.8
3	Russia[a]	87.8	4.1	5.0
4	Saudi Arabia[b]	67.0	9.3	3.8
5	France	61.2	2.2	3.5
6	United Kingdom	57.9	2.3	3.3
7	Germany[a]	48.8	1.4	2.8
8	Japan	48.6	1.0	2.8
9	India	47.4	2.5	2.7
10	South Korea	33.9	2.8	1.9
11	Italy[a]	32.7	1.6	1.9
12	Brazil	31.5	1.4	1.8
13	Australia	24.0	1.6	1.4
14	Turkey	19.1	2.3	1.1
15	United Arab Emirates[a][c]	19.0	4.7	1.1

Add this up...and you will realize the STUPIDITY....of world leaders...

Let me write again....1747 billion 1 747 000 000 000 dollars....

Questions...?

1. With this much spending on military...Can the world have peace...?

2. What can be achieved with this money if it is spend on

        a) Feeding the hungry of the world,

        b) Providing drinking water for the world,

        c) Building schools and raising the education budgets....?

3. Will we have peace when a new generation, YOU, take the leadership...?

We can do better...We MUST do better...

and

You can help...

Peace be with you....

and

Also with you...

H.K.