The moneyed war machine keeps cranking along

Amy Goodman, on Democracy Now!, said Tuesday that,

In Congress, House leaders are rushing to hold a vote on a critical war-financing bill as early as today, fearing that the (Wikileaks) disclosures could stoke opposition to the measure.

And, of course, the vote passed later that day adding another $59 billion (Yes, with a “B”) to the coffers of the military-industrial complex.

Very telling, indeed. This is another fine example of those who are supposed to represent us (“We, the people,” don’t you know) scrambling to give the war profiteers more money at a faster than usual rate. Never mind that our sons, daughters, husbands, wives, etc., are dying…all for profit and nothing else. The legislators have got to keep feeding these multi-nationals their profits in order to reimburse them for all the donations made to those in Congress.

This is strictly a money machine enterprise, folks. Nothing else. Meanwhile, our country languishes in joblessness, foreclosures, etc. And we can’t forget that the unemployment extension was delayed because of so-called deficit concerns! Well, concern this: let’s end this war, bring our troops home and spend the billions (with a “B”) on what’s desperately needed here at home.

Of course, that will never happen. We are a Permanent War society. The oligarchs benefit greatly from conflict. We have now built our entire country on military enterprise. We will have conflict and occupation until long after I’m gone. And “We, the people,” or should I say "sheeple," don’t care.

One of the most honest statements made by a dishonest politician was Dick Cheney back in 2008,

When asked how that assessment comports with recent polls that show about two-thirds of Americans say the fight in Iraq is not worth it, Cheney replied, "So?"

That is our politicians' view in Washington today. Who cares what Americans think? It's what the war profiteers and Wall Street demand that counts.