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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (16471)	4/4/2007 12:55:14 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219784

peaceful setting on Brazil's southern shores and then compare: Even without a broader war in the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia already increased its U.S. military procurements by 238% last year — to a whopping $9.7 billion. “Nearby Pakistan upped its procurement of U.S. arms by an astonishing 1,840%. “Even small Persian Gulf States like Bahrain and Oman have doubled U.S. arms purchases — or more — in the past year. “The impact on defense stocks from escalating world conflicts like these is unmistakable: Between 2000 and 2006, while the S&P 500 lost 3.5%, defense companies gained 114%. And from 1990 to 2006, despite 12 years of peacetime and three years of down markets, investors in select defense companies have made a fortune. “Lockheed Martin investors saw gains of 147%. General Dynamics investors saw gains of 271%! And Northrup Grumman investors saw gains of 516%.” Message 23428642