Monopolies can't be a good thing, it might start as a good one for some reason, but then it's going to be retarded, the opposite of what it was supposed to be, it's only a matter of time. Think about it I'm not sure the pentagon is in charge, I think 4 stars general are just as much of a bunch of puppets as politicians, however I do believe there's a global MIC, it's no longer limited to the US in terms of scope, the MIC went global It's a cartel of western financiers and industrialists, for the most part, who are calling the shots IMO. It's them who can hand kick backs in the form of overly paid jobs for instance, to politicians and generals, once they are out of office. Jobs with surreal salaries, for little to no actual work. A golden salary and retirement plan most people don't even dare to dream about, scratch my back I scratch yours. That or once you're out of office, "they" regularly come and pay 5000 a head for a diner, to listen to you talk about the growth of the potato industry in the caribbean for 20 minutes, as if they could give two shits about it