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Top 8 Military Contractors Met in the Pentagon on Ukraine
They talked about their capability to extend the war for years — it’s a money game
As a basic rule of thumb, the more instability, death, and destruction there is in the world, the more money the US weapons manufacturers make, which boosts the imaginary number of worship, GDP. And for that reason, America loves war.
Well, American Big Business loves war because their children get exemptions from fighting and those weapons manufacturers have Wall Street and private equity investors. Even our freaking lawmakers have financial stakes in those companies throughout their multi-million dollar investment portfolios.
US intelligence and geopolitical posturing create conflicts, arms sales go through the roof, and they all cash checks and put additions on their mansions. It’s not conjecture or speculation; the companies literally say they’re excited about instability in regions creating ‘growth opportunities’ in their shareholder calls.
The situation in Ukraine isn’t much different. Now that the invasion happened, rather than try to find an offramp to peace, the US only wants to continue escalating the situation to make money on arms sales while trying to weaken their geopolitical rival — the fossil fuel industry is also…
