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According to Eric Boehm of Watchdog.org reporting data from MapLight, all senators on the Foreign Relations Committee have received campaign funds from defense contractors -- but those who voted "yes" on bombing syria have received around twice as much as those voting "no" did.
How do they justify this conflict of interest? They don't bother. Instead, they send concerned constituents letters like the one I got from my senator, Susan Collins, who is not on the committee but is deeply in bed with defense contractors.
Translation: I know which side my bread is buttered on, and you can expect a "yes" vote from me.
Who else wants the U.S. to bomb Syria? AIPAC -- the American Israel Public Affairs Committee -- will swarm over Capitol Hill this week, twisting arms and writing big checks. They hope to convince our representatives in Congress to authorize the use of military force against Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons (I know gas killed hundred or possibly thousands of civilians, but who used the gas is still unclear). AIPAC reportedly believes that punishing Syria will send a strong message to Iran.
No doubt. But I also believed Putin when he reportedly told Obama at the G20 summit that Russia will "help" Syria if it is attacked by the US or NATO.
That is why this history major fears defense contractors are licking their chops at the prospect of US action likely to set off a region-wide, if not planet-wide, war.
From their point of view, nothing could be more profitable.
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| Source: APMother carrying child shot by border guards as the family crossed from Syria into Lebanon in May, 2012. |
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