Global capitalism may be going too extreme

Amanda White

President Bush and his administration profited through investments from the attacks of 9/11, the war in Afghanistan, the war in Iraq and quite possibly Hurricane Katrina. Bush’s companies are among the world’s largest providers of munitions and arms.

Can this truly be a mere coincidence?

9/11 gave us an excuse to wage war against the Taliban, a body put into power by the United States.

Supplies provided to the military and others in Iraq and Afghanistan were provided by Halliburton, a company headed by Vice President Dick Cheney.

Through yet another no-bid contract, Halliburton will be assisting in the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans and other affected areas in the South.

Also consider oil, the Bush family’s best and most profitable friend. The first course of action when the U.S. Army invaded Iraq was to secure the oil fields.

In the end, war and devastation are, and always have been, profitable.

No war has been fought without the concept of financial gain or the acquisition of land lurking in the minds of those in power.

War is a necessity as long as the world exists without a centralized governing body, a single religion (or absence of religion) and a freedom from greed and poverty.

Profiting through investments in companies that benefit from war and suffering can be unnerving to some, yet the ultimate and obvious question that now must be posed is: “Is it wrong?”

Amanda White is a junior music major.

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