Military 'Service' Serves the Ruling Class

http://www.counterpunch.org/2018/11/12/military-service-serves-the-ruling-class/
Date Written:  2018-11-12
Publisher:  CounterPunch
Year Published:  2018
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX23063

Military veteran and peace activist Will Griffin comments on the military campaigns in which he participated, and why he believes that military service ultimately serves noboby but a minority ruling class.

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I'm a veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Not only that, I'm a veteran of both surges. Eight years after separating from the military I see that I did not provide a service for my country. Clearly the wars have sucked our hard-working dollars and placed them on a silver platter for the economic ruling class - war contractors (oops I mean 'defense' contractors), politicians, and corporations that literally profit from the death of innocent people, including little children.