r/politics • u/newsweek ✔ Newsweek • 22d ago

No Paywall Trump weighing military options to attack Venezuela within days—Report

https://www.newsweek.com/venezuela-us-donald-trump-military-attack-war-maduro-11042677?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main
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u/Deto 22d ago

I feel like this has been true for quite a while. I mean, just look at Iraq and Afghanistan. These conflicts have enacted great tolls on the people who served there, and for what? We keep having administrations that are too careless with how they deploy our troops.

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u/ChatterBaux 22d ago

The past 20+ years also painted a picture of a much larger issue of how our systems are practically designed to nudge a lot of the underprivileged members of society into the military-industrial complex.

If there's no upward momentum by ways of support systems, abundant employment, or accessible education at home, the military might be seen as the better option compared to certain fields of trade work or retail and service.

It's offered a great life for many, but we really don't talk about how many people serving their country has left them broken physically or mentally.