large number of veterans are bound to return sooner or later, Obama sent 30 k more to Afghanistan alone When they come back they will all need drug cocktail just to function in normal society Anti - depressants use will sky rocket in today's economy for civilians without jobs as well Pharmaceuticals will make a killing $$$$$$$$$$ of Obama funny money which is for the time still usable.
Whichever companies are getting the free opium from AFGN. AFGN is the Saudi Arabia of poppy, and some companies are getting their raw inputs (for opioids) for free/discounted from Uncle Sam's (often) random poppy confiscation missions. Makes you wonder who's pulling the strings.
So wars are not about spreading freedom, they are about making money and getting power. So why is USA in such huge debt. Who is getting rich is the question. It ain't the people that's for sure. People and soldiers get the shaft. Financial elite get power and money.