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> Many average Americans directly benefited from US wars as military employees and contractors. True, but the Iraq War was a net negative for the vast majority
by brandonmenc 5y ago
> Many average Americans directly benefited from US wars as military employees and contractors.
True, but the Iraq War was a net negative for the vast majority of Americans, even just financially.
- fsckboy 5y agono, not true at all in any meaningful sense. American taxpayers pay for the military budget; that some of that money comes back to some as wages does not on average mean that average Americans benefit.
- scotty79 5y agoNot quite. Anerican corporations made a steal in Iraq. That country was robbed. And pushing America's economic interests like prolonging dollar as main currency of resource trade was huge benefit to every USA citizen because main USA export is the dollar. That's why USA van run deficit for decades and be the richest country on Earth.