War profiteering is supposedly a crime, but in reality it’s an industry.
The Intercept @theintercept
18 Aug 2021
From the perspective of some of the most powerful people in the U.S., the Afghanistan War may have been an extraordinary success, writes @schwarz. Notably, the boards of directors of all five defense contractors include retired top-level military officers. interc.pt/3iVs1bC

Aug 18, 2021 · 2:44 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Indeed! Greed coupled with Colonial Arrogance and Ignorance are the causes of all these Murderous Wars. It has never been about Freedom!
Replying to @marwilliamson
You could say the same about pretty much every US business - we sell/profit on harm whether sugar, opioids, monopolies, or war.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
The Afghan President who escaped with nearly $160M in cash - if he's 'allowed' to keep this, without any fallout - feels like one big insult to all of us.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Yes it is, and it has been normalized in the USA for far too long. The Military Industrial Complex is real, and it owns our government and large swaths of the citizenry.
Public Citizen @Public_Citizen
17 Aug 2021
Defense stocks during the Afghanistan War: Lockheed Martin: 1,236% return Northrop Grumman: 1,196% return Boeing: 975% return General Dynamics: 625% return Raytheon: 331% return The military-industrial complex got exactly what it wanted out of this war.
Replying to @marwilliamson
You are right! .. It's a HUGE INDUSTRY!
Replying to @marwilliamson
Yes ... All that Treasure going to the manufacture of weapons that are designed to kill other human beings ... We need to invest in weapons against ... Poverty ... Climate Change ... and Hopelessness!
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We have a war economy, and that is not good.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Now you must be with it enough to realize the Americans didn’t leave all that hardware around by accident right?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
It's especially an industry for our 'intelligence' agencies, whose leaders get to make shit up out of thin air to benefit companies that they and their friends either control completely, are on the boards of directors of, or at the very least have major stock in. And/or be on CNN
Replying to @marwilliamson
Just asking if you believe weapon manufacturing should be a non profit or an industry to be swallowed up by the government.
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