Why Wars in the Middle East Also Impoverish the West

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Wars in the Middle East have not only destroyed countries; they have also destroyed wealth on a global scale.For decades, U.S. taxpayers have funded military interventions, bases, weapons, and conflicts that have little to do with the direct defense of their own territory.Every war involves more public debt, more monetary issuance, and more resources diverted from the productive economy to the military machinery of the state.The result is always…