• foggianism@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    The oil is just a nice bonus. What really drives the US wars are the weapons and ammunition sales

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      2 days ago

      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.

      • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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        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.