Is that past an aberration or rather something we're actively destroying? We spent literally trillions of dollars on Iraq. By the time Israel and Ukraine are do

Is that past an aberration or rather something we're actively destroying? We spent literally trillions of dollars on Iraq. By the time Israel and Ukraine are done, we'll also be into the trillions there. This is money that could have been used to have improve society in countless ways. Get humanity to Mars? Sure, it's literally a rounding error on the scale of the money we completely squander. Fund a million startups? Sure, why not? A trillion bucks can offer a million dollars to a million startups, which is kind of mind boggling to even think about. One can think of near to any cause, and they could all be exceptionally well funded with all the money we waste on war and geopolitics. Because war has this amazing magic trick. It can take a trillion dollars and just make it disappear, like it never existed, with nothing to show for it. Houdini couldn't hold a candle to that sort of wizardry.