Corruption is starting a war with Vladimir Putin just so contributors to neocon Republican politicians can sell more military hardware.
That 1989 thinking doesn't fly any more. The scammers have been unmasked, and nobody believes anyone in DC wants to start any war in the interest of "Truth, Justice, and the American Way."
“nobody believes anyone in DC wants to start any war in the interest of “Truth, Justice, and the American Way.”
I think you are correct. Our foreign policy is driven by the need to sell weapons. That means strife needs to be stoked. Simple as that. It matters not whether the weapons are bought by foreigners, or simply given away.
The contractors can just as easily have their congressfool appropriate money for foreign military assistance and it still goes right into the contractors pockets.
Its as simple as that and it explains everything. It that was true, a 15 year war with no end in sight, combined with cycles of nation building, would be a really good foreign policy.