And the world (India & China mainly) got to enjoy super cheap oil and grow at unprecedented rates.
So yeah everyone hates wars, everyone apart from the victims seem to like the benefits.
This is the same mentality that a common thief has.
"I'm just creating jobs for repair men!"
The infrastructure destroyed by the US is probably of near zero value, given that they were fighting against failed states. Yugoslavia being the exception in this.
Which is why I hate the original article. Money is not the reason why waging war is bad.
It’s the loss of human lives and well being. And that does not have a dollar value. The price of the life of my kid is infinite.