Where Has the U.S. Exported Guided Missile Technology This Year?

Missiles fired between Peshmerga forces and Islamic State-led armed groups outside of Mosul, Iraq on August 9Photograph by Feriq Ferec/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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The U.S. has begun bombingBloomberg Terminal Syria in an effort to stop ISIL’s progress in the Middle East. The terrorist group is well-armed and well-financed, thanks to the millions of dollars a day it makes selling oilBloomberg Terminal. Despite the attacks by U.S. warplanes, ISIL is still capable of outgunning its opponents, as evidenced by a recent attack on an army base in western Iraq where the militants rolled up in a convoy of armored Humvees.

Time and time again, we see that the so-called enemy is using weapons originally from America. It’s not surprising that they would fall into such hands, given how much the U.S. exports every year.