09-13-2015, 07:47 PM
(09-13-2015, 03:50 PM)Qdeathstar Wrote: I'm curious about this profit..... I guess if you remove the sunk costs....
The main profits were made by the military arms and equipment manufacturers
to help the U.S. gear up for the "War On Terror". These weren't just the
increases for additional anti-terror equipment; their lobbyists, helped by
the U.S. congress, were able to reverse some previous military spending
cuts that had been made in weapon systems. Tanks, missiles, advanced fighter
aircraft -- these last were not ground-support aircraft, but advanced supersonic
fighters designed to fight the USSR.
Security/Police equipment manufacturers made windfall profits too, supplying
the needs of municipalities across the U.S. -- small towns in Nebraska
included -- so they could each have their own anti-terror squad complete with
armored vehicles.
It goes on and on...
For these companies, congressman who wanted votes, news agencies who wanted
viewers, etc., fear was their ally and they encouraged it.
We are now in a state of constant war* that can be used as an excuse for
almost anything; especially regressive measures such as spying on U.S. citizens.
The U.S. President now has the power to summarily execute any foreigner or U.S.
citizen without due process and withhold any information regarding it.
ray
* "War is Peace" - A Party slogan from Orwell's novel, 1984 :
a brightly colored fungus that grows in bark inclusions