In any war, you can find someone who is making money somehow, and then blame them for starting the conflict. If you're cynical enough, you can come up with an "

In any war, you can find someone who is making money somehow, and then blame them for starting the conflict. If you're cynical enough, you can come up with an "economic explanation" for pretty much anything. The issue is that such claims are typically made with no actual, direct evidence. I don't doubt, for instance, that "the domestic weapons manufacturing complex" is making money off of aid to Ukraine. But there's no actual evidence that this profit motive is what caused the US to support Ukraine.