The U.S. has been perpetually at war--openly or covertly--for my entire lifetime regardless of whether the government is controlled by Republicans or Democrats. Trump did call for an end to so much foreign intervention but when push came to shove he kept us in Afghanistan where we'd been for more than 20+ years. War is big business and d…
The U.S. has been perpetually at war--openly or covertly--for my entire lifetime regardless of whether the government is controlled by Republicans or Democrats. Trump did call for an end to so much foreign intervention but when push came to shove he kept us in Afghanistan where we'd been for more than 20+ years. War is big business and defense contractors contribute a lot of money to political candidates. Wars have gone from being necessary to keep the world free and stop truly bad people (WWI, WWII) to being pet projects of politicians to keep their pockets lined (Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.)
Trump was planning on leaving Afghanistan in his second term. How it would have gone is anyone’s guess - certainly no worse than Biden’s exit, but I suspect substantially better, as he has said he never would have abandoned the huge airbase near Kabul (in the middle of the night, no less).
Trump has many weaknesses, but being in thrall to the military-industrial complex is not one of them.
The U.S. has been perpetually at war--openly or covertly--for my entire lifetime regardless of whether the government is controlled by Republicans or Democrats. Trump did call for an end to so much foreign intervention but when push came to shove he kept us in Afghanistan where we'd been for more than 20+ years. War is big business and defense contractors contribute a lot of money to political candidates. Wars have gone from being necessary to keep the world free and stop truly bad people (WWI, WWII) to being pet projects of politicians to keep their pockets lined (Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.)
Trump was planning on leaving Afghanistan in his second term. How it would have gone is anyone’s guess - certainly no worse than Biden’s exit, but I suspect substantially better, as he has said he never would have abandoned the huge airbase near Kabul (in the middle of the night, no less).
Trump has many weaknesses, but being in thrall to the military-industrial complex is not one of them.