[–] DUNGBEETLE 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
We need to justify spending half our budget on the military but not actually go to full out war so we blow up sand dunes ever couple years.
[–] GREENSTONE 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Oil pipelines for the arabs=cheaper gas for the west
Oil pipelines for the israelis=more porn and movies, music for the west
War makes a fortune for corporations, the gov increases taxes for you so they can buy shit from Lockheed/Northrup. Then they rent out the shit to contractors or other countries to at least create revenue for their surplus
Shit hasn't changed since ww2, same old business model, different fucktards doing it
[–] wyndrunner ago
This is necessary to distract people from Obama care, funding cuts, Russian hackers, trans-fluid-bi gendered bathrooms and Pepsi commercials.
[–] ThisOtherGuy ago
Russian confrontation.