What if the only reason countries, like the U.S., agree to arm other countries when they are in conflict, is because international billionaires have placed bets on which country will win?

I mean, if the super wealthy are sitting back, in their mansions, when each of these conflicts erupts, and they start placing bets on which side wins, it might play a role in which side our government leaders choose to arm/support.

Nobody ,

The billionaires make and sell weapons. They win no matter what.

Revan343 ,

That's not why.

Sometimes it's due to strategic concerns in the region, sometimes it's due to military-industrial lobbying, usually it's both.

The money in war isn't in betting on it, it's in selling weapons, ideally to both sides if you can swing it. They don't want a winner, they want interminable war

RGB3x3 ,

War is hell, but great for profits.

adam_y ,
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Yeah. We call it the stock market.

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