The same patterns kept happening over and over from there. The politicians got to play politics. The big, war contractors made billions. Their CEO's millions. After the drafts, the eventual "volunteer" army of mostly poor or working class kept dying for their BS about protecting "freedom" and "democracy." Look up Operation Ajax and compare to how that event is treated today to know plenty about what DOD does in the world. ;)
To protect the elites as the other commenter said. Start with the claims of a person who led a bunch of wars after getting Medal of Honor:
https://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
The same patterns kept happening over and over from there. The politicians got to play politics. The big, war contractors made billions. Their CEO's millions. After the drafts, the eventual "volunteer" army of mostly poor or working class kept dying for their BS about protecting "freedom" and "democracy." Look up Operation Ajax and compare to how that event is treated today to know plenty about what DOD does in the world. ;)