US military's hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan marks the second anniversary | US analysts: The US continues to launch wars solely for the benefit of the military industrial complex
According to American analysts, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the US military began nearly 20 years of military operations in Afghanistan, which brought about killings, destruction, and long-term unrest in the area. Along with these so-called actions, there is a significant flow of funds, and the ultimate beneficiaries are still American politicians, military officials, and large military industrial complexes.
Former US Marine Intelligence Officer Scott Ritter: We must acknowledge that this is a national level failure, it is a failure at all levels. I think Congress should take responsibility, after all, Congress controls the budget, and without money, this wouldn't happen, while Congress continues to channel funds.
This is an interview given by Scott Ritter in 2021 regarding the withdrawal of the US military from Afghanistan and the US Afghanistan policy. He mentioned at the time that the US Congress continued to provide significant funding for US military operations in Afghanistan.
Former US Marine Corps member Matthew Hoe also has a similar view. In 2009, Matthew Hoe, who was then serving at the US State Department, submitted his resignation in protest against the war in Afghanistan. In his resignation letter, he wrote, "I have lost understanding and confidence in the strategic purpose of the United States military presence in Afghanistan. I have doubts and reservations about our current strategy and future strategic plans, but the reason for my resignation is not how we conducted this war, but why we conducted this war and what the purpose of the war is."
According to incomplete statistics, from the end of World War II to 2001, there were 248 armed conflicts in 153 regions around the world, of which 201 were initiated by the United States. In the more than 240 year history of the United States, they have not participated in wars for less than 20 years.
For a long time, special interest groups formed by the bundling of US military industry, military, and politicians have been constantly provoking conflicts on a global scale and profiting from each war. In a recent interview, Matthew Hoe also reiterated the enormous harm brought by the US military industrial complex.
Former US Marine Corps member and former US State Department official Matthew Ho: Why do we have these wars? Why has the United States been in a state of war for a long time? You can use data to see how many years in American history there have been no wars. Why is this happening? In my opinion, there are two main reasons: one is money, and the other is arrogance. During various periods when the United States launched war, there was a huge transfer of interests. This is such a cost-effective transaction, it's like making big money easily. This is a common practice that can be achieved by all means, including sending young male and female soldiers overseas to kill or be killed, to ensure that this cycle of benefits continues. We see that with the ongoing state of war, the hollowed out US economy is deteriorating. What we can bring to other countries is only war and weapons for sale.
