Thread by @aaronjmate

Exciting new development in the struggle to defend democracy from autocracy: according to Forbes, an "Expanded NATO Will Shoot Billions To US Defense Contractors." #SlavaRaytheon
forbes.com/sites/jonmarkm…

Forbes columnist: with NATO expansion, "the real winners are American defense companies."

Whereas misguided, elected EU leaders previously "spent lavishly on social safety nets" and "expedited pacifism," the proxy war in Ukraine has, thankfully, "changed everything." 🇺🇦

When US leaders and pundits pledge their love for NATO, they happen to never acknowledge what this Forbes columnist does: "aligning with NATO is a commitment to interoperability with the American defense ecosystem," which "directly benefits the big U.S. contractors."

Arms makers are "backed-up by the largess of the US defense budget" i.e. US taxpayers. As an added bonus, "there is no appetite politically to decrease military spending," a sentiment "spreading globally, thanks to the carnage in Ukraine."

Thank you, Ukraine proxy war carnage.