The war Afghanistan was a huge victory -- for the military-industrial complex

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Days selected at random show us where our money was going in Afghanistan, in lieu of strengthening our own schools, health care, infrastructure and social services:
47% : Mainstream coverage of Afghanistan this past week touched a bit on military spending but generally omitted the vast profits accumulated since 2001 by big guns like Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and Raytheon, as well as hundreds of smaller and lesser-known defense contractors.

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