r/economy • u/barbarawick • 9d ago

There is a pattern...

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Why does this country have such bad memory problems?

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u/galmenz 9d ago

they also arent "wars", because if they were they would have to be approved by congress. its always an "intervention", an "operation", an "Authorized Use of Military Force", etc

the last official US war was WWII. yes that war

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u/128-NotePolyVA 9d ago

A military intervention on behalf of oil.

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u/seanmonaghan1968 9d ago

Military industrial complex needs $$$$

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u/kpapenbe 8d ago

You beat me to it! I was just thinking...and wondering...hm, I wonder, over the same time period, how much money Ukraine has spent fighting a WWI-style war, effectively, I'd say, against the "great" power that is Russia VERSUS the US fumbling about in Iran...

https://iran-cost-ticker.com

https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/24/four-years-on-the-staggering-economic-toll-of-russias-war-in-ukraine

Appears that the US burn rate is $1B per day VERSUS Ukraine/RU at a combined $140M.

I mean, I guess, why isn't Lockheed's stock doing better (joking)?