[Magnum44]

War was profitable prior to the end of WWII as well. I don’t find that by itself to be a good argument given the alternative is a poorly armed or trained armed services.

You can point out dirty politicians or corrupt company execs, but you can’t indict an industry that provides the only constitutionally mandated function, national defense.

[rintintin]

“you can’t indict an industry that provides the only constitutionally mandated function, national defense.”

Why not, if they’re lobbying - successfully - for needless, costly wars? The presidency is a constitutionally mandated office, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be used corruptly. Or would you have told us we couldn’t ‘indict’ Hillary, if she became president, because the presidency is “constitutionally mandated”?