You mis-read the comment you're replying to; you both agree. The US military is the largest "economy" in America. It employees massive numbers of people, it r

You mis-read the comment you're replying to; you both agree. The US military is the largest "economy" in America. It employees massive numbers of people, it requires a huge amount of industry, and massive connected government contractors to supply everything. The only thing that keeps this engine running is war. It's fundamentally baked into the system and it won't be easily stopped even if there was any political will to stop it (and there isn't).