President Obama’s Legacy: Arms Exporter in Chief

As President Barack Obama heads out of office, he leaves behind an unexpected legacy: as arms exporter-in-chief.

“The Obama administration has made more major arms sales, by value, than any other administration in the history of the United States,” William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy, said.

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