We're the only nation that blows up countries then puts them back together
again.

I think we are still trying to recreate the success we had with the Marshall
plan. I bet there are people making money in Vietnam, just not us "poor" folks.
We did create a market for Marlboros there.
I assume our long range plan in Iraq is to create a consumer culture so we can
get our oil money back. How much we spend for oil is not as important to the
fat cats as where THEY spend the money we ship over there. Unfortunately we
don't make much here to sell them.