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		thrance 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites The military industrial complex doesn't care who their weapons are used against. Trump plans to add a trillion to the Pentagon's budget, with most of it presumably going to private contractors. How are they losing?

lawn 2 days ago [–]

Trump could've easily done that without alienating the rest of the world.

Also, Trumps budget only spans a few years while a good export relationship ensures decades of business.

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