Gates9@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoHow are you going to never forget 9/11 this year? What are you never forgetful for?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square98linkfedilinkarrow-up1255arrow-down120
arrow-up1235arrow-down1imageHow are you going to never forget 9/11 this year? What are you never forgetful for?sh.itjust.worksGates9@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square98linkfedilink
minus-squarefoggianism@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 days agoThe oil is just a nice bonus. What really drives the US wars are the weapons and ammunition sales
minus-squareGarbagio@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·2 days agoDing ding ding! People say the US wastes money on defense; it doesn’t. The cost is the point. The MIC is just a fat fuckin straw for sucking up money into publicly traded companies, I.e. the stock market.
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·2 days agoWhat really drives the US wars is pure evil. FTFY.
minus-squareBeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoWhat better way to fight your enemies than selling them all armaments and watch them go at each other’s throat.
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoThat was the Iraq-Iran War. We sold weapons to both sides, and then said: “Hey! You gonna let that guy say that about you?” and just sat back.
The oil is just a nice bonus. What really drives the US wars are the weapons and ammunition sales
Ding ding ding! People say the US wastes money on defense; it doesn’t. The cost is the point. The MIC is just a fat fuckin straw for sucking up money into publicly traded companies, I.e. the stock market.
What really drives the US wars is pure evil.
FTFY.
What better way to fight your enemies than selling them all armaments and watch them go at each other’s throat.
That was the Iraq-Iran War. We sold weapons to both sides, and then said: “Hey! You gonna let that guy say that about you?” and just sat back.