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“The Spoils of War”: How Profits Rather Than Empire Define Success for the Pentagon — Jon Schwarz

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In the introduction to “The Spoils of War,” an extraordinary new book by Andrew Cockburn, he makes a straightforward assertion about the U.S. military. “War-fighting efficiency has a low priority,” he writes, “by comparison with considerations of personal and internal bureaucracies. … The military are generally not interested in war, save as a means to budget enhancement.”…Summarizing what has been known for decades. The Intercept“The Spoils of War”: How Profits Rather Than Empire Define Success for the PentagonJon Schwarzhttps://theintercept.com/2021/10/27/pentagon-budget-book-spoils-war-andrew-cockburn/See alsoCounterpunchWhy is U.S. Military Spending Increasing to New, Outlandish Levels?Charles

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In the introduction to “The Spoils of War,” an extraordinary new book by Andrew Cockburn, he makes a straightforward assertion about the U.S. military. “War-fighting efficiency has a low priority,” he writes, “by comparison with considerations of personal and internal bureaucracies. … The military are generally not interested in war, save as a means to budget enhancement.”…

Summarizing what has been known for decades. 

The Intercept
“The Spoils of War”: How Profits Rather Than Empire Define Success for the Pentagon
Jon Schwarz
https://theintercept.com/2021/10/27/pentagon-budget-book-spoils-war-andrew-cockburn/

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Charles Whittner
https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/10/27/why-is-u-s-military-spending-increasing-to-new-outlandish-levels/

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