The childish naivety of this article betrays the author as unfit to contribute to national policy. If countries needed to comply with our understanding of reality we would trade with nobody. It is just nuts to punish ourselves because others do not fit into our view of the world. No armoured vehicles for Saudi is another beaut.......so the French and South Africans get the business.  The linking of trade with western morality...our view of democracy...or even of human rights is just nonsensical when there are multiple suppliers of every commodity. Here's one......no exports to the US until they close Guantanamo.......or change their gun laws. C;mon guys...time to grow up!!!!

This type of sanctimonious puffery will leave us isolated. What happens when ships are filled with CNG and going to Asia. Will we micro-manage their destinations to make sure we sell to only those that meet our standards.?????