War is the biggest business of all
Do the invariably rich and powerful men who make the decision to go to war really spend human lives and mountains of money because they are concerned for the fate of their fellow man? It’s a nice excuse but the facts don’t support such an idea.
Considering “public servants” spend our lives and our money rather than their own, what’s the real cost to them when they decide to settle their disputes using violence? Is there any significant cost at all, considering they only have to bear political consequences in the short term and never seem to have to answer for their actions in a court of law?
After their turn in office, warmongers can take a trip through the revolving door and into lucrative private sector roles, often with corporations that have directly benefited from their time in public office. It stinks to high heaven, everyone is immersed in the stench, but it’s all viewed as business as usual.
The truth is, there are big profits to me made from war. And in a war economy or during times of actual conflict, government can draw on additional excuses to behave in a non-representative manner. It’s a win-win cycle that feeds on itself. Corruption in office that feeds the war machine and then rewards the public officials when they retire to the private sector.
War is sold as a last resort and yet the United States has been involved in a stream of overt and covert wars since the end of World War II. Is it credible that the “last resort” has presented itself with such frequency in so short a time span?
For the men of war business is booming. While the cash continues to roll in war will always be a favoured revenue generator. Many of us will continue to support these wars, or remain silent as the bombs fall of the victims. Many of us will console ourselves with the very convenient but barely credible lies presented by our politicians on behalf of their business friends as they plan the next slaughter. You have to keep your eyes squeezed shut to ignore what’s going on here. Take the time to take a peek and your eyes will open wide in horror.
More people are peeking and waking up to the reality. “Why We Fight”, is a documentary that brings together many of the financial and profiteering scandals that have leaked into the mainstream following the illegal invasion of Iraq. It’s a bitter account of fraud and exploitation on a grand scale, abuse of the public trust and blows away the preposterous idea the men in power “Support Our Troops”. They do anything and everything but.
