• Mike D@piefed.social
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    1 month ago

    War is can be very profitable, especially if you are selling to both sides.

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      The classic is regime change to prevent the WMDs (use all those expensive bombs up), and then rebuilding contracts and a sweet deal on oil, rare earths, and security.

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        1 month ago

        I love how everyone involved in that just got a pass for lying about that. Like they started a war that killed hundreds of thousands, not to mention all the blood and treasure we pissed down that hole. And as a consequence? They got rich. Just fucking embarrassing…