Finally, I believe that spending endlessly on the last couple decades of wars, rife with mission creep, also helped to present this opportunity to Putin. We must be much smarter, more focused, and more strategic with our foreign engagements in the future.
Part of why I call for changing the business model of politics, starting with money in politics, is because of the influence of our military-industrial complex in funding politicians and getting us into misguided wars. "Well said," concludes Nichols. |