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7 Things

The Trillion-Dollar War Machine: What Is American Armed Power For?

Epic Fury turns America’s military welfare state, industrial policy, and global enforcement mission against itself

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Adrian Monck
Mar 12, 2026
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  • The White House just went to war with Iran whilst proposing the largest military budget in history.

  • The question of what American military power is actually for has never been more live – or more muddled.

  • There’s no one answer, because US military spending is three different things – global enforcement, a welfare state in fatigues, and a disguised…

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