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In reply to the discussion: So here's where I'm the unpopular dove [View all]Scalded Nun
(1,235 posts)That frequently happens to me as well. I am a 20+ years military disabled vet and I, too, see true danger in the attitudes and actions of this country's leadership and the citizens who support it. We have absolutely no ground to stand on when it comes to pointing fingers and spouting moral condemnations AT ANYONE. Just look at what the US has done at home and abroad just the last 11 years. Look at what we are STILL doing.
For me, anytime I hear war-drums I first look at where the sounds are coming from and who stands to profit. Almost always they originate within the MIC. The MIC profits (as it always has) from destruction and conflict. Just look at US aid, especially in regards to the Middle East. Most of the aid is not in dollars, nor is it in economic support. It is in weapons. So, the money actually stays in this country (in the pockets of the MIC) while instruments of war make their way overseas. The added kick in the pants is that many times those weapons wind up being aimed against our own soldiers. This is, of course, no concern to the MIC...just another avenue for profit.
If you cannot show me a plan (a strategy if you will) and rationale for starting and ending a military action along with a concrete risk analysis and cost/benefit breakdown then don't bother looking for my support.
I won't go into all of the reasons for using the $$ here at home. There are too many valid and urgent ones and the readers on this site are already fully aware of them.