War & Economics – Just Follow the Money

Guest Post by Martin Armstrong

military_desert_figure_combat_150_clr_11582The Pentagon was unable to reconcile over $2 trillion in accounts and Rumsfeld promised an investigation the day before 9/11. The plane that struck the Pentagon magically honed in on the room with all the records. Now that number is over $6 trillion. They even lost track of $12 billion in cash sent to Iraq. Then they rigged a missile-defense test so that an interceptor could easily hone in on a target. They have lied to begin EVERY single war (see: “Cycles of War”). This is by no means a coincidence.

War is first and foremost a profitable racket. Even Lyndon Johnson admitted the Vietnamese never attacked us to start that war. He commented that for all he knew they were shooting at whales that night. This is how they line their pockets and wash their hands in the blood of our boys who are told the same sort of lies as the terrorist organizations. OK, they are not expecting a herd of virgins, but they are told that they are fighting for God and country. During World War II, Japanese kamikaze pilots were told the Emperor was God and they would be the divine wind that protected Japan — so they should crash planes into the ships at Pearl Harbor.

Just follow the money. When Trump said no more “nation building,” the military called him dangerous because they might not be able to start wars by playing with their toys.


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Boat Guy
Boat Guy
November 3, 2016 6:55 am

Want to talk big about a war , conflict , it’s all been bull shit from WW 1 thru now and it has always been about the production of the machinery of war and the propaganda by willing parteners of business and government . Ask the dirty question : Who made fortunes of wars it’s easy history lesson . Having lost enough in my life time to bands of fools that think combat is some kind of glorified mission , screw them all ! Brainwashing our young men what heros they will be , take your son to a VA Hospital or to Arlington . Any war confrontation needs to be avoided unless there is a direct threat to our borders ! These missions around the world are ridiculous fools errands and the soldiers are pawns being used like a Dixie cup ! Smedely Butler saw thru the facade following WW1 . Our young people in uniform serve with honor and distinction it’s a crime their political leaders take the marching orders from Wall Street and K street but look around the world and take off those patriotic beer goggles and truly look at the results of our military industrial complex !

Jason Calley
Jason Calley
  Boat Guy
November 3, 2016 7:37 am

Amen! Great rant!

If there is anyone reading this who is unfamiliar with Smedley Butler, please google up his essay “War Is a Racket”. Eisenhower warned us about the military-industrial danger. The early drafts of his speech labeled it the “congressional-military-industrial” complex, which is more accurate.

The soldiers in our military are our children, our brothers, our husbands and wives. We love them — but never forget that they (and we) have been lied to over and over while they have put their lives on the line. They have been used as cannon fodder to make VAST sums of money for people who can lie all day long and still sleep at night, cuddled up next to their billions. We love our soldiers, but they have been lied to by professionals and many of them still believe that they are protecting us. Do what you can to wake them up, and do what you can to stop the people who are getting wealthy by sending our military to fight pointless wars and murder innocent people around the globe.

Rob
Rob
November 3, 2016 9:07 am

Hey, they didn’t crash their planes into ships in Pearl Harbor. That was the start of the war. They did that at the end of the war. Rants can be fun but get your facts straight.

Anonymous
Anonymous
November 3, 2016 9:10 am

JFK to 911 Everything Is A Rich Man’s Trick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Qt6a-vaNM
Be sure to watch Part 2 also.

BB
BB
November 3, 2016 10:08 am

Meatheads of the Burning Platform: Who makes the money ( out of thin air) for the military industrial complex? Is it not the central banks? Now who owns the central banks? ( Mostly foreign families of hostile Jewish decent )Those are the ones making a Godzilla dollars from war.
End central banking you would a lot of wars , Jewish control over much of our government) and as a little extra gravy on the side….the Welfare state.