Yes GG, you are right, war is a racket, but don’t blame the organisers of war (politicians, governments) or the war industry itself. They are all doing their job, fulfilling their duties. Blame brainwashed humanity, who blindly or passively accept militarism.

You , when speaking about Libya: “The bombing campaign that followed destroyed hospitals, schools, and water infrastructure, reducing a prosperous country to rubble.” Exactly what tanks, rocket launchers, guided and cruise missiles, torpedos, bombing drones and helicopters, air-FIGHTERS, WARships are made for.

That is the mission of Artillery: to kill and destroy. In addition to the buildings you mention, (hospitals and schools) they also destroy theatres, libraries, shops, houses, apartment blocks, families, societies, crops, Nature, polluting land, sea and air in the process.

Blame gullible or ignorant humanity, who repeat like parrots “Defense industry” the deceptive name given by politicians to the Death & Destruction industries.