Trump voters want to go to war. They want to kick ass but for what really?
We spent $ trillions in Afghanistan and the taliban is looking to make a comeback. Spending drives economic growth for a few years because we spend on our own contractors but there is no future return. We maybe sending more troops there.
China is building the China Pakistan corridor. They get revenue concessions from the project. They get development rights along the corridor… new businesses, new condos. Development in Pakistan will drive demand for Chinese products. Win win. Best of all nobody is killed. Even if Pakistan doesn’t payback the loans for decades, the buiness opportunities will more than make up.[/quote]
Trump voters are self contradictory. They are very nationalistic, so you are right, they do want higher military spending. But they are also isolationist and want the US withdraw from these wars and conflicts.
Chinese are incredibly nationalistic, they absolutely support the government policy of increasing military spending. The government uses various manufactured conflicts to fan the nationalistic flame.
