Pompeo Laments Peace, Prefers Perpetual War Profits
Mike Pompeo, whose career highlights include cheerleading for the Iraq War—a conflict that cost trillions and destabilized an entire region—now finds the idea of a negotiated peace in Ukraine 'delusional.' This isn't just a former Secretary of State being bad at geography; it's a peek into the minds of those who profit when diplomacy fails. One might wonder if the defense industry's quarterly
reports look better with ongoing hostilities than with boring things like ceasefire agreements. Pompeo's 2020 speech at the Republican National Convention, for instance, barely touched on diplomacy, instead focusing on 'American strength' and missile defense—conveniently aligning with the interests of major defense contractors. When peace is framed as delusion, it makes prolonged warfare sound
like prudent policy, turning human lives into line items on a balance sheet. The real delusion is believing this is about anything other than maintaining a very profitable status quo for a select few.