I think what glofish and arcticfox are arguing is that these export numbers include things like animal blood and vaccines that have nothing to do with "the bloo

I think what glofish and arcticfox are arguing is that these export numbers include things like animal blood and vaccines that have nothing to do with "the blood of poor Americans", which is the article's outrageous claim. Ireland is relevant because it has comparably sized exports to the U.S. in this category but vastly fewer people, indicating that most of what's included in this category isn't obtained from humans.