• @scarabic@lemmy.world
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    168 months ago

    Yes the US tries to make soldiers the operators of weaponry, not the weapons themselves as in earlier times. Treasure spent on weaponry stokes the military industrial complex. Benefits to dead veterans families, not so much. Also civilian deaths undermine public support for whatever bullshit they are doing.

    • Tar_Alcaran
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      48 months ago

      Also, spending money on a weapon is money that goes to a shareholder. Spending money on training doesn’t.