Nordics Discover War is Expensive, Just Not For War Profiteers
RT reports Sweden's defense minister decried the 'uneven' financial burden of aid to Ukraine, finding it 'not sustainable' for Nordic nations. While Europe grapples with defense budgets, the U.S. Congress, flush with lobbying dollars, rarely hesitates. For instance, in December 2023, while aid to Ukraine stalled, Congress greenlit $300 million in additional security aid for Ukraine in the 2024
NDAA, a mere footnote to the roughly $1.6 trillion spent on foreign wars since 2001, according to Brown University's Costs of War project. It appears 'sustainability' is a concept only applied when the costs hit home, not when the profits inflate corporate balance sheets. One might wonder how sustainable endless conflict appears to Lockheed Martin or Raytheon, whose stocks invariably surge with
each new military engagement. Perhaps Stockholm should check the quarterly reports from American arms manufacturers for the real definition of 'sustainable' wartime economics (sustainable for them, that is).