Washington can’t break its war addiction

a retired lieutenant colonel (USAF) explains

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From TomDispatch this morning: On the seductiveness in Washington of war, then and now -- William J. Astore, "The Last Good Guys? Five Reasons Why Washington Can't Break Its War Addiction"

tomdispatch.comThe Last Good Guys?Why has the United States already become so heavily invested in the Russia-Ukraine war? And why has it so regularly gotten involved, in some fashion, in so many other wars on this planet since it

• war is immensely profitable – for some

• the stated mission: to project power globally

• the dominant narrative: “good versus evil”

• war unifies – and distracts from the class war

• war also distracts from decline and dysfunction

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