US Approves $11BN Taiwan Arms While Ignoring Domestic Crises
The Financial Times highlights the U.S. government's approval of an $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, positioning it as a move to 'deter aggression.' (Aggression, of course, is only bad when *they* do it). This comes as domestic issues from healthcare to infrastructure crumble, yet somehow, $11 billion always materializes when Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Boeing need a quarterly boost. This
isn't about peace; it's about profit, dressed up as 'security assistance.' We're told this is to uphold 'democratic values,' a curiously selective commitment that disappears when convenient. The pattern is clear: funnel billions into the military-industrial complex, creating 'threats' to justify ever more spending. (One might wonder if these 'threats' are as much manufactured as they are organic.)
This fiscal policy ensures defense contractors' stock prices soar, while the public gets to foot the bill for perpetual proxy conflicts, proving once again that 'defense' is a very lucrative business.