May 24, 2017
Trump Completes Deep State Takeover of the US by Andrew
Enter Donald Trump, the candidate who swore to drain the swamp in Washington DC.
Instead of putting an end to the corruption, however, Trump has paved the way for lobbyists, corporations, the military industrial complex, and the Deep State to feast on the carcass of the dying American republic.
Just recently, for instance, Trump--boasting about the "purchase of lots of beautiful military equipment because nobody makes it like the United States--agreed to sell Saudi Arabia more than $110 billion in military weapons and "tanks and helicopters for border security, ships for coastal security, intelligence-gathering aircraft, a missile-defense radar system, and cybersecurity tools."
Meanwhile, Trump--purportedly in an effort to balance the budget in 10 years--wants to slash government funding for programs for the poor, ranging from health care and food stamps to student loans and disability payments.
The military doesn't have to worry about tightening its belt, however. No, the military's budget--with its trillion dollar wars, its $125 billion in administrative waste, and its contractor-driven price gouging that hits the American taxpayer where it hurts the most--will continue to grow, thanks to Trump.
This is how you keep the Deep State in power.
The rich will get richer, the poor will get poorer, the military will get more militaristic, America's endless wars will get more endless, and the prospect of peace will grow ever dimmer.
As for the terrorists, they will keep on being played for pawns as long as Saudi Arabia remains their breeding ground and America remains the source of their weapons, training and know-how (15 of the 19 terrorists--including Osama bin Laden--who carried out the 9/11 attacks were from Saudi Arabia).
Follow the money. It always points the way.
