because the war machine makes senators and dynacorp rich
because Russia has vast natural resources that deep state wants to mine
because Eurasia was always at war with Eastasia
The “natural resources that the deep state wants to mine” is why Russia became a wealthy nation, able to afford foreign wars.
You have cause and effect backwards. The “west” investing in Russia was a good thing, for Russia. Just like it was for Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, etc. That’s why these places make a living these days.
The “war machine” is a tiny part of the US economy these days. The really big money is in social spending and economic regulation.