Good a way as any to put an end to the military industrial complex
Yes, history does repeat itself, and what we're seeing is very similar to what happened to the Romans after the Greek and Punic wars.
Cheap imported grain led to a collapse of farming (similar to US manufacturing sector today); imports of gold and silver led to rising land prices; generals hired dispossessed small farmers (unemployed) who owed personal allegiance to them.
Why are we now abandoning 50 years of US foreign policy: Israelis here, Palestinians here, for this Sharon/settler nonsense?
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