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> implying the goal of fighting the war is to "win" it.

The purpose of fighting the war is to motivate the mining and weapons development industries. If a constituency receives $50 million dollars to produce a type of ammunition or equipment and research the next generation, its large business owners, skilled workers and labor have "won," at least in the short term.

parent diydsp 11 years ago

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