![]() ![]() There are, however, a number of radical theorists that argue this is a lie. ![]() The USA and its allies continue to justify a high level of military expenditure and the continued use of force on the basis that it is necessary to ensure peace and security both at home and abroad. The recent full-scale wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were justified as necessary to root out the terrorist forces responsible for the 11 September 2001 ‘terrorist’ attacks on the United States, and today the ‘War On Terror’ continues, having largely shifted to now take the form of a ‘Drone War’ against suspected terrorists, which is occurring in numerous developing countries, but most notably Pakistan. This high level of military expenditure is typically justified on the basis that it is necessary to ensure ‘Peace and Security’ both at home and abroad, and since the end of World War II developed countries have frequently intervened in poorer countries abroad by arguing that force is sometimes necessary to bring about a more orderly or stable society. Many developed countries have full time standing armies, navies and air forces and some have nuclear arsenals, all of which need paying and equipping, which in turn means research and development budgets into the latest military technologies. David Harvey: The War on Iraq was ‘All about Oil’ĭeveloped countries spend a lot more on their armed forces than developing countries, and the USA spends more than the next nine biggest spenders combined.Video – Noam Chomsky : The United States is the World’s Biggest Terrorist.List of Countries Bombed by the USA since WW II. ![]()
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