“„If these weapons had reached their destination, they could well have delivered the deaths of many civilians caught in a brutal government campaign to suppress opposition.
“„The study makes clear also that the United States has signed weapons-sales agreements with nations whose records on democracy and human rights are subject to official criticism.
“„The announcement of major new arms agreements with Pakistan [in 2006] renewed debate over whether the Bush administration was elevating its counterterrorism priorities above its pledge to spread democracy around the world.
“„The rise of Pakistan to its new status as a major arms purchaser from the United States is particularly noteworthy given the difficulties the United States has had with Pakistan since the 1970s over its successful effort to produce nuclear weapons. The total value of Pakistan’s 2006 arms purchases from the United States nearly matches the total value of all Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program purchases by Pakistan from the United States for the period from FY1950-FY2001 (more than $3.6 billion in current dollars).