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Just a regular American
It is relatively simple. Post WWII we became the most powerful nation on earth but opposed by a powerful enemy, USSR. The war mentality still existed from WWII and the hate for fascism migrated to communism. The wars between 1947 and the mid 1980's became wars of containment, containing the spread of communism. When Reagan defeated the monster empire the military industrial complex (MIC) needed to create a cause to keep defense budgets high.
Saddam's blunder with Kuwait was the only conflict that was an unforeseeable war. Bush I effectively defeated Saddam. Bush II just mopped up and strategically failed. Failure in the sense that the money used to occupy Iran was a waste and caused the troubling US debt to grow. The future will judge whether that debt will cripple the US economy.
However attempts were made for humanitarian reasons (such as Somalia) but public outrage at casualties for humanitarian reasons sabotaged this plan. The budding terrorist organizations though, looked like the golden apple to the MIC. Not only would there be an endless supply of fleeting targets but it would be a never ending campaign guaranteeing a steady stream of defense dollars for the MIC.
I am not implying that the MIC is bankrolling or supplying terrorists but they help support the the high defense budget and it is a perfect plan for the MIC. And now the Chinese have replaced the USSR as the big enemy on the horizon which calls for more high tech weapons.
It matters not who is office or who is in control of Congress, none of them are in real control anymore, it is the MIC who pulls the strings behind the scenes.
Saddam's blunder with Kuwait was the only conflict that was an unforeseeable war. Bush I effectively defeated Saddam. Bush II just mopped up and strategically failed. Failure in the sense that the money used to occupy Iran was a waste and caused the troubling US debt to grow. The future will judge whether that debt will cripple the US economy.
However attempts were made for humanitarian reasons (such as Somalia) but public outrage at casualties for humanitarian reasons sabotaged this plan. The budding terrorist organizations though, looked like the golden apple to the MIC. Not only would there be an endless supply of fleeting targets but it would be a never ending campaign guaranteeing a steady stream of defense dollars for the MIC.
I am not implying that the MIC is bankrolling or supplying terrorists but they help support the the high defense budget and it is a perfect plan for the MIC. And now the Chinese have replaced the USSR as the big enemy on the horizon which calls for more high tech weapons.
It matters not who is office or who is in control of Congress, none of them are in real control anymore, it is the MIC who pulls the strings behind the scenes.