US political establishment corrupted by defense contractors profiting off wars – expert

US political establishment corrupted by defense contractors profiting off wars – expert

Both Democratic and Republican parties have been corrupted by major US defense contractors profiting off wars, Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov, Managing Editor of CovertAction Magazine, told Sputnik.

This explains why foreign policy has become the least important issue for voters in the 2024 elections, he speculated.

“For instance, the Ukraine war. They made a fortune off the war selling weapons. And they also make a fortune selling weapons to Israel. I mean, the US is the number one arms supplier in the world. And they pay off politicians in both parties. They invest equally in the Democratic and Republican parties. So that ensures that you don't have any crusaders in those parties that will challenge the foreign policy establishment and rein in the so-called military industrial complex,” he said.

Kuzmarov noted that “people don't have confidence right now in the American economy”, adding:

“The cost of li...
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