And that is one more thing the statists hold dear. How can the military-industrial complex thrive if there are no wars?
These wars seem to always turn into prolonged police actions where our military personal are the cops and the protectees are local gang/tribe factions. The conflicts provide healthy annuities for those supplying the war materiel and contract players. There’s enough money flying around that the elected elect of both parties get their regular tastes and no one really wants to kill that golden egg layer goose.