Seems to be figuring out unaided why larges parts of the Middle East had to be flattened and millions murdered 2003 ~ 2019
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“Could we get to the point where our military presence is self-funding? Because we own the oil that fuels our military presence? If we did it would be one [chuckles] the coolest things ever!”
SA refers to these comments by @realDonaldTrump
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The US is ~5% of world population, but uses about ~18% of annual oil production and yearly does about ~50% of world military spending
siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS…
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Actual defence needs are low being surrounded by water and subservient neighbours> No invasions for centuries.
No-one EVER asks how military adventures all round the world are cost-effective.
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“Problem is that the military is needed to secure funding for the empire, control the flow of oil.... catch 22” – @VictorCleaner
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“The US DoD budget is as big as it is to ensure foreign demand for USTs. That hasn't worked for 5 yrs. Either we need to fight everybody, or declare victory all over the world & come home.“ –@LukeGromen
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(it is quite long and probably you cannot read anything long having the attention span of small insects.)
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Someone should def write a short simple book someday making the story accessible to people who don’t normally give a shit about this sort of thing.
#WarOnCheapOil
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