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Donald Trump built his ascent on public hatred for George W. Bush’s forever wars. As he lies his way into a war with Iran, he’s poised to take up Bush’s legacy as his own.

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

They don't need it. As long as large amounts of cash are flowing to the defense industry, all US politicians will go with that flow.