I was wondering this when I debated war with my brother who said, that at least war and tax money going to the us army is not wasted, since war is profitable.
But how is war profitable? The Iraq war cost 5 trillion dollars, which is more money than exists in the entire world. And the US military has an annual budget of 500 Billion, which is about switzerlands GPD.
So how can you possibly recuperate that much money? Because that is more money than oil could possibly be worth.
So how does the US military make its money back?
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you use your military to further your master plan or agenda. traditionally, you fought wars for land. nowadays, you don’t fight for land as much, but you fight for power and control. the iraq war rooted out a lot of the “terrorist” organizations which would have continued attacks like 9/11 and such. so your benefit is eliminating future attacks and installing a government that’s friendly to you, which you could exert a lot of control over. especially on how their country develops and you reap the benefits for years to come. it’s not necessarily profitable in the traditional sense. but you do have unmeasurable benefits. how much is preventing another 9/11 worth?
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