Must Read IMHO

An expansion on something I've posted about, done very well.

But take whichever descriptive transformation you prefer, for it makes little difference. Whether we're now a military empire that almost exclusively benefits the domestic rich, or a self-perpetuating playground for the wealthy backed by an overstretching military-industrial complex, the nut of it all is this: The nobler America we once knew is gone -- and possibly forever.

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