via Yahoo Answers
Why do Democrats and Republicans - except Ron Paul - think perpetual war in breach of the Constitution, based on lies, killing large numbers of Americans and foreigners, with little or no connection to the defense of America, costing trillions, to benefit the military/industrial complex, is a good thing?
The Global Conspiracy published an article in June about Hillary Clinton's urging of Democrats to support the war in Libya. I found that a bit surpirsing as well as disappointing.
Republicans, known for supporting foreign wars, took plenty of opportunity to attack Obama for his presumption, but in the end they're beholden to the masters (the Military Industrial Complex and its lobbies) like everybody else.
Ron Paul, as the Yahoo question indicated is in clear and unequivocal opposition.
It sounds like a good question to me. I think it contains the answer too, the military industrial complex. These are the guys behind all the wars. They are the ones who profit and they share those profits with the politicians in order to continue the cycle. It's been that way since at least the time of Viet Nam.
The hope? Well, I don't know if it's sufficient to overcome this powerful mechanism, but for me the hope is in the internet and social media. Awareness has never been as widespread, or at least information has never been as available.
People can put an end to the cycle of perpetual war. That's my prayer, anyway.
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.
(cross posted at Mikeb302000)