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The Pope is here, if you haven\u2019t noticed. I heard he is kinda of a big deal… As a former Catholic, I have mixed feelings about church doctrine, the papacy and its (alleged) privileged access to grace but I\u2019m not going to get into that here. Instead, let\u2019s talk about Pope Francis\u2019s comments on Thursday concerning global arms sales.<\/p>\n

While addressing Congress on his ongoing mission to \u201cminimize and, in the long term, to end the many armed conflicts throughout our world,\u201d Francis said the following:<\/p>\n

Here we have to ask ourselves: Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? Sadly, the answer, as we all know, is simply for money: money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood. In the face of this shameful and culpable silence, it is our duty to confront the problem and to stop the arms trade.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I agree with the Pope in principle. But in practice, the real world is a bit more complicated. The U.S. is indeed the biggest arms broker in the world. To give you an idea, domestic manufacturers sold more than $23.7 billion in arms in 2014 to over 100 countries.<\/p>\n

While one can argue that some of those deals were questionable, selling cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia for example doesn\u2019t exactly sit well with me, I\u2019d like to believe that by and large the majority of our munitions fall into the hands of good global actors and not bad ones. Then again, I\u2019m not really one to trust the government\u2019s judgment when it comes to transferring weapons (Operation Fast and Furiou<\/a>s ring a bell?), so maybe I\u2019m being a bit naive with that presumption.<\/p>\n

In any event, whether we are selling more guns to more good people than bad people is actually irrelevant to the larger question of global violence. I say that because even if the U.S. were to stop exporting firearms altogether, bad actors are still going to find ways to obtain arms (thanks to Russia, China, and others). We may be the biggest and the most influential, but our leaving the global arms party wouldn\u2019t change a thing. Demand for munitions would remain, and Russia and China and other countries would just fill the void that we left behind.<\/p>\n

Moreover, and this is the critical point to bear in mind, tanks by themselves don\u2019t kill people, bombs by the themselves don\u2019t kill people (that\u2019s true for even smart bombs), guns by the themselves don\u2019t kill people, it takes people to operate hardware. Yes, this is obvious. But it bears repeating in this context because the appeal the Pope should be making is to stop bad actors (despots, dictators, failed states, terrorists) from carrying out their violent agenda.<\/p>\n

In short, the real battle were fighting is one of ideas. People don\u2019t kill others simply because they have a gun in their hand. They do it typically for one of two reason (a) fear that if they don\u2019t, they\u2019ll be killed, or (b) they believe it\u2019s the right thing to do, e.g. it\u2019s the will of God or the will of an supreme leader.<\/p>\n

So, with that said, our mission ought to be to liberate people from the shackles of malevolent religions, regimes and ideologies. I\u2019ll let you read into that what you\u2019d like. But it\u2019s the truth. As we know from our experimentation with gun control in the U.S., when you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have em. Same would hold true on a global scale (which is why the U.N.\u2019s Global Arms Trade Treaty is a complete joke<\/a>). Doesn\u2019t mean we shouldn\u2019t strive to be more scrupulous on who we sell arms to, but at the same time, we need to be realistic about the limitations of this strategy.<\/p>\n

Bottom line: If we want to end global conflict, the call to action should focus on freeing, educating and empowering people \u2014 not on hardware.<\/p>\n

Anyways, that\u2019s my $.02.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts about global arms trading? What are your thoughts on the Pope\u2019s comments?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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