War

Dick Cheney was doing well, hiding under a rock, but since ISIS took over much of Iraq, he's reminded us he's an idiot. It's funny that Cheney seems more interested in protecting Bush the Younger's legacy than Bush the Younger.

Maliki's purchase of fighters from Russia, while the US refuses to deliver F-16s, show that Iraq has fully separated itself from the US.

Apparently the export-import bank is associated with war.

War is bad for the economy in general, but it's fabulously profitable for warmongers and war profiteers.