By Ellen Brown (Guest Post)
“War! Good God, ya’ll. What is it good for? Absolutely nothin’!”So went the anti-Vietnam War protest song popularized by Edwin Starr in 1970 and revived by Bruce Springsteen in the 1980s. The song echoed popular sentiment. The Vietnam War ended. Then the Cold War ended. Yet military spending remains the government’s number one expenditure. When veterans’ benefits and other past military costs are factored in, half the government’s budget now goes to the military/industrial complex. After 9/11, the pop hit “War” was placed on the list of post-9/11…
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