So you are saying that a majority of the legislators and the executive are all pursuing foreign wars... because some voters in their districts work for defense

So you are saying that a majority of the legislators and the executive are all pursuing foreign wars... because some voters in their districts work for defense companies? I don't think that argument holds water because it's not true that defense employs an overwhelming number of people in the average legislative (Senate or Congress) district. Or are you saying they are directly being bribed large sums of money to do it? If so, please provide evidence. That doesn't seem plausible in the US where direct bribes are rare and can be caught. > It should be obvious but that is just my opinion. Oh, right. The reason your argument is not specific and empirical is because you are appealing to the "obvious" i.e. "your opinion." And I must be stupid to not see that your opinion is just obvious.