Jimmy Carter actually said...

The United States, as a condition of sale for certain weapons, may stipulate that we will not entertain any requests for retransfers.

It is important that the remedy achieve the maximum benefit for domestic producers or workers while having the minimum impact on consumers.

Expected higher sales and profits should encourage American companies to expand production here and to invest in the latest available machin...

But in the future the burden of persuasion will be on those who favor a particular arms sale, rather than those who oppose it.