Comments by "Louis Giokas" (@louisgiokas2206) on "Deglobalization: The US Navy's Withdrawl as Global Protector || Peter Zeihan" video.

Peter's description of US action after WWII in setting up the security order is correct but lacks some context. Don't forget that the US has always been wary of foreign wars (seems hard to believe now). From the Monroe Doctrine to the isolationism prior to both world wars, the attitude of the US populace has been decidedly against intervention. Until the aftermath of WWII, the US was also protectionist, as was most of the world. This helps explain both what Peter points out today with trade generally, and with support for Ukraine for example.
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@vaakdemandante8772 Well, I think you overplay the power of business interests. Actually, for most of business, war is not good for business. Also, there is not a real separation between business and the populace. If you hadn't noticed, most people work (in a business) for their living. As for there being a book about it, I can't believe you would base your opinions on a book. For just about any issue, you can find "a" book on all three sides of the issue.
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@bwarre2884 All very good points. The Cold War changed everything. I miss the Cold War. I got to do lots of very interesting research with basically unlimited funding. But I digress. Yes, the percentage of the US economy is a measure that may not be useful in looking at the impact on the US. Even at the height of the Vietnam War the US never spent over 10% of GDP on the military. Contrast that with projections that the Soviets spent 40% of their GDP on the military. That fact was a major factor in their downfall. The US does, indeed, profit from some conflict, as you say. It is, though, not purely a profit motive. To have conflict you have to have two sides involved. For example, you don't see the US and the EU gearing up for conflict with each other. On the other hand, the US helps to arm Taiwan, and now Vietnam, because of a credible threat. As for the "middle America" thing I was being a bit pedantic. I understood what you meant by the context. I guess I also suspected that you were not American, but I couldn't help myself. I appreciate your insightful comments. I certainly learned something in the conversation.
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@utahcornelius9704 War profiteers make their money when the war breaks out. If you look at the US before WWI and WWII, they must have had very light thumbs.
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@bwarre2884 Absolutely. But you will also find that most of this activity took place in the 19th century (with a little spillover into the early 20th century). The US was also following the attitudes of the time in which great power politics was the game. Compared to the size of the US economy its involvement in all this was minimal. By the way, I think it is Central America, not "middle" America. That term usually refers to the Midwest in the US.
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