TEHRAN – An American Journalist says all US moves in the Middle East arebased on the interests of arms manufacturers and their political-financialrelations with officials in Washington.
Speaking to Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Tuesday, Norman Solomonsaid that military lobbies and arms manufacturing plays a major role inmilitarizing the US political structure.
Practically, most of the congresspeople from both parties need the approvalof the military sector and their lobbies for sustaining their seats, hesaid.
Being previously a Congress candidate, the journalist said thatcongresspeople are pressure to move in line with the military industry’sinterests.
The anti-war activists added that the big companies working with themilitary sector are incessantly trying to secure their profits throughtheir lobbies in ژongress.
Salomon believes that the US defense budget does not have to do with realdefense, refusing the term as an exact one.
There are numerous companies in the US that benefit from any militarybudget increase, he said adding that the situation is damaging all sides asit has caused many Americans as well as people in other nations to die.
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In fact, he added, the pressure is so huge that no politician is willing torisk questioning the budget.
Some entities, including companies and individuals, are seeking theirinterest and profits in killing people while ordinary Americans do notbenefit from such a military trade, Solomon said.
To the contrary, the militarization has had various negative consequencesfor American people as huge resources are wasted and the violent andaggressive culture is promoted, he warned.
The best policy for the US citizens is that Washington ends its militaryintervention in Iraq and other parts of the world, according to theactivist. -IRNA
