(February 8, 2016 at 9:31 am)AtlasS33 Wrote: The U.S has an economy that is based on war. In other words: without warfare, death & misery, the U.S would not have become what it is right now.
That's the only part of your post that has some merit. The military industrial complex is a huge part of the economy. I'm not sure what would happen if the USA reduced their military spendings. The country could well face another huge recession. Something Eisenhower warned against in his last speech before handing over to Kennedy.
As for the rest of your post, it was a borderline criminal gang running the administration when the Iraq invasion happened. That's not the system, that was them having their own wellbeing in mind and lying to Americans and the world. The reason why they could get away with it was the US media toeing the line. I can well remember the difference between European and American coverage. The Europeans caught them at their lies from time to time. But that's not what Americans got to see. They saw the flashy patriotic war shows CNN, ABC and all the other networks presented.