Pentagon Boosts F-35 Sales for 'Trump Ally,' Not Peace
The article notes that the F-35, a fighter jet plagued by cost overruns and technical issues, received a Pentagon push benefiting a 'Trump ally.' What Newsweek glosses over is the systemic, bipartisan entrenchment of the military-industrial complex. This isn't just about 'Trump allies;' it's about a permanent war economy where defense contractors like Lockheed Martin (maker of the F-35) regularly
receive billions in taxpayer funds, regardless of who occupies the White House. The F-35 program itself has been criticised for its exorbitant price tag, estimated to exceed 1.7 trillion dollars over its lifetime, making it the most expensive weapons system in history. While Newsweek focuses on the political horse-trading, they conveniently ignore the human cost and the blatant profiteering. These
'boosts' mean more weapons, more conflict, and more record profits for defense corporations and their well-connected executives. One might wonder if the 'ally' in question is truly the politician, or the multi-billion dollar weapons manufacturer whose stock price just got a bump, all while 'defense' spending siphons resources from domestic needs. How many schools, hospitals, or infrastructure
projects could that 'boost' fund instead?