Timeline for What incentives (or stated motives) did the US have to attack Syria?
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| Apr 11, 2017 at 21:17 | comment | added | Kylan Hurt | @dan-klasson That's fair, I just didn't realize lobbying and the conflicts of interest that it creates was not conventionally accepted. Every major government acknowledges the issue and puts in legislation to apply to the practice of lobbying. | |
| Apr 11, 2017 at 19:45 | comment | added | dan-klasson | That you should follow. | |
| Apr 11, 2017 at 19:44 | comment | added | dan-klasson | If you have a conventional opinion, it's extremely easy to find sources. The problem is that mass media do not usually report on the legalized corruption, a.k.a lobbying, that takes place in Washington DC. Nor do they report on the economical incentives companies have to fund wars that the U.S tax payers have to pay for. And who can blame them? They are owned by those very corporations. The point being, if you make a conventional statement, you either don't have to back it up, or it will be easy to do so. Anything else, you will have people informing you of the "rules" or the best practices. | |
| Apr 11, 2017 at 17:55 | history | edited | Kylan Hurt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 11, 2017 at 17:45 | history | edited | Kylan Hurt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 11, 2017 at 17:44 | comment | added | Machavity | @KylanHurt Lobbying happens. I'm not denying that. But your argument seems to be "Lobbying happens. People make money on war. Therefore people lobbied for us to strike Syria". That last point is a giant leap. So you need to provide some sources tying the two together, otherwise this is just your opinion. | |
| Apr 11, 2017 at 17:36 | comment | added | Kylan Hurt | @machavity I'll be honest, I thought we were at the point where lobbying was an openly accepted occurrence but if you insist on references I can pull up some basic ones, although there is a plethora more out there. Military contracting companies spend over $100 Million per year on lobbying politicians [link] (opensecrets.org/lobby/indus.php?id=D) | |
| Apr 11, 2017 at 11:55 | comment | added | Mars Robertson |
@Machavity Otherwise this is just your opinion? Let me quickly write a blog post to update the sources...
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| Apr 10, 2017 at 21:25 | comment | added | electronpusher | The OP asked a rather speculative question, so I think the speculative nature of this answer is within reason. I think @Kylan Hurt may have a point not addressed by the others, that pressures from special interest groups like military contractors could indeed be a significant factor. How much of the national budget is devoted to the military again? It's a big business. | |
| Apr 10, 2017 at 19:55 | comment | added | GargantuChet | Answers should be a bit more specific than "For profits, man! The corporations!" | |
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| Apr 10, 2017 at 17:13 | comment | added | Machavity | Care to back any of this up with links to facts or quotes? Otherwise this is just your opinion | |
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| Apr 10, 2017 at 17:00 | history | answered | Kylan Hurt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |