Who Profits From Perpetual War? The DC Money Machine

So let's just presume post Wizard of Id 25 deep. Yes. Comma. Okay. What's more likely to survive another 100 years? America, the Federal Reserve, or Keith Richards? Uh, probably Keith Richards at this point. Okay, I I I have a I have a serious question. Who benefits when every regional conflict gets sold to America as an existential battle for civilization. The seven wealthiest counties that ring Washington DC. Oh, unpack that. Okay, so after 9/11, we began a massive influx of of spending on defense-related industries. Um, and by, I think 2018 was when they first started saying this. And I was living in DC, I was living in Alexandria, Virginia at this time and my city was was on the list. Um, that the seven wealthiest zip codes in the United States, or seven of the wealthiest zip codes in the United States ringed Washington DC. And that was in Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland and obviously Northwest DC is very palatial. Um, but uh, places like Great Falls, places like like 22207, uh, you know, Arlington County. Um, they and they're deceiving too, by the way, because my wife is from North Arlington. Um, you go ...