Quote Originally Posted by mojo
Those people who got paid to make the bombs presumably spend their money on other American enterprises, enriching them and enabling them to innovate.
I suspect it's a great deal more corrupt than this. I would wager that the shareholders of bomb makers are those who have policy influence. If you will get a multi-million dollar dividend in the event of war, and you're in a position of power, you'll probably want war. There's a huge conflict of interest at play. I think the benefit to the US economy is not in the context of trickle down economics, it's due to the securing of resources essential for US economic interests.

I can't see any reason why we're allied to Sunnis and enemies with Shiites other than Saudi oil. Maybe I'm missing something though.