Yep, that may not be the motivation always, but that is almost always the result.

These articles are everywhere:
https://www.politico.eu/article/why-ukraine-losing-russia-war/

Now is not the time to abandon our friends. The House must pass urgent national-security legislation for Ukraine and Israel, as well as desperately needed humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza.

Military aid for Israel and humanitarian aid for Palestinian , interesting 🤔 



https://www.wsj.com/articles/moment-of-truth-on-ukraine-and-israel-war-ammo-aid-package-iran-russia-7ed30288?st=1r4k6qgry34lcd3&reflink=article_copyURL_share

Biden opinion editorial 


Bell_curve

You can't win at a game when the goal is to keep people desperate and uncomfortable.  Anything that goes against their taking over all systems to achieve this state are considered unacceptable.  

Makes me even more thankful for unmutable, open source technologies such as Nostr and Bitcoin.

RoundaboutStacker

The primary aim of modern warfare is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living.

War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent.

econ

> The primary aim of modern warfare is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living.


> War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent.