alt Hacker NewsHow is capitalism in the wrong here? Resource warfare is universal trough the history in any society.
The check and balances of the US President that can start an offensive war is more a political problem, not "capitalism" problem.
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Was this started as a resource war, or as a money-making scheme, or as a distraction from the Epstein files, or just because DJT developed actual old age dementia after purging anyone who might say 'no'?
To the extent it's a money making scheme, well, capitalism gets blamed for all money making schemes even if it's supposed to be a specific subset of them which is useful for the feedback one can get from open markets.
(As that's a caveat inside a caveat, I'm mostly agreeing with you).
Didn't you hear? Capitalism is the root of all evil :) At least among English speaking "smart people of America and Europe".
"Everything I don't like is woke." - Right
"Everything I don't like is capitalism." - Left
It's a contributor factor through the usual pro-war think tanks funded by weapons companies.
But, yeah the choice of Iran now isn't at all explained by "capitalism".