War is Profitable

For many, it seems like a "sport," a mere activity, a minor issue whose consequences are not deeply considered. Yes, because so many people behind each conflict act, decide, lash out against each other at the first altercation as if it were just a neighborhood argument that gets out of control and turns physical. Of course, on a larger scale, because in a war, one should think more, exhaust diplomacy, dialogue to solve differences, but no, it seems that with the first surge of adrenaline, they pull out the rifle as if they were not only ready to do so but were waiting for and inciting the slightest motive to justify their actions.

It's the only way I understand why other times it seems as if they don't want to resolve, or even end, the conflict. As if they intended to make the war eternal, not reach an agreement, and keep killing and destroying cities. How many times have we seen how they are close to ending because either almost everyone dies or because they reach a pact, and suddenly, as if imposed, another inconvenience arises, or one of the parties, on a whim and out of nowhere, breaks the agreement as if what they wanted was to continue and continue eternally, even if there are no trees left in the shot-up zone?

The fact is that war is a business. Who benefits from it? Logically, the one who wins and those behind them for that purpose. How? By supplying. Does it suit them for it to end? Of course not. What they aim for is to be able to offer weaponry and service, if possible, for all eternity, so that their finances never stop growing. But the arms industry is one of the most profitable; there will always be many manipulable fools willing to die for any cause and pay million-dollar sums to do so in the most ostentatious way possible.

Any war consumes enormous amounts of ammunition and weapons that are increasingly sophisticated and lethal, capable of wiping out an entire population in a second. And whoever has more money to invest in provisioning themselves will have a greater chance of coming out on top and fulfilling their destruction purposes. To do this, they will not only buy weaponry but also the best-prepared personnel who can ensure their objectives are more accurate. Because war is a combination of many factors; it's a matter of logistics and also planning and strategy, but everything must go in unison to be successful. If it becomes unbalanced, failures arrive. And in this case, the highest bidder will almost always be the one with the most organization.

The manufacture of equipment is a safe business, which is why so much is invested in its modernization and in making it possible to produce a greater quantity of implements in less time, in series, to be ready for growing demand. No one wants to be left without their deadly war toys, and the more powerful they are, the greater the madness for their acquisition and deployment.

In short, the only one who wins in a conflict, who obtains the total benefit, invariable and pure, is the manufacturer, because the involved parties will always have casualties even if they are victorious. It is not surprising, then, that it is the industry itself that is behind the curtain, inciting to make enemies, because without a fight, they lose their raison d'être.

Although there is not much transparency, some statistics confirm that the world's major military companies have secured million-dollar investments to supply Ukraine and Israel, for example. Furthermore, according to the press, of the top one hundred corporations, more than 40 are from the United States. Now do we understand why they participate in every existing conflict and why they are also behind the scenes in so many others, or why they seem to want to pick fights with false objectives of fighting for human rights and against social evils like drug trafficking, and show themselves ready for combat? They have a thirst for war and need to justify, make new contracts, and replenish exhausted arsenals.

Since the flow is constant, in these cases, it is profitable for the confrontations not to end, in order to continue providing military "aid," which can be of various kinds: direct sale of weapons and ammunition of all types, such as tanks, high-precision bombs, armored vehicles, aircraft; but also support personnel.

Translated by Sergio A. Paneque / CubaSí Translation Staff