Petraeus Profits from Perpetuating Perpetual War
David Petraeus, the former CIA director and architect of American military misadventures, recently graced Bloomberg with his predictable pronouncements, assuring audiences that President Trump’s bellicose objectives against Iran are “very achievable” through aerial bombardment. This isn't strategy, it's sales. Petraeus, no longer in uniform but still firmly in the military-industrial complex’s
orbit, then pivoted to advocate for a dramatic increase in weapons production, citing the imperative to rebuild an apparatus designed for endless future wars. This isn't about protecting national interests. It’s about protecting profits. Companies like Raytheon, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin, whose executives often rotate through government positions just like Petraeus, stand to gain billions from
these 'imperatives.' The casual dismissal of Iran’s sovereignty and the relentless push for its degradation from the air ignores the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup against Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, a historical scar that fuels much of Iran’s current geopolitical posture. It also conveniently sidesteps the colossal human cost, a double standard rarely applied when
Western assets are threatened. While Petraeus talks of 'achievable' strategic objectives, the real goal is clear: economic strangulation and forced capitulation, not least because Iran possesses the world's second-largest natural gas reserves. The audacity of calling for a new arms race, particularly while the world witnesses the systematic extermination of over 680,000 Palestinians, including