Lately I've been more clearly recognizing how financially dependent this country is on war. We make weapons. That is what we do. That is what we sell. How can we cut the production of weapons when the economy is already floundering and so, we stay militarily in other countries though it makes no logical sense.
This is an excellent article I urge you to read:
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091005/engelhardt?rel=emailNation