Last week it was reported that defense contractors across the board
are increasing their lobbying budgets to ensure their weapons continue
to flow to the U.S. military. The news coincided with reports that many
of the recent strikes against ISIS have killed hundreds of civilians.
According to a report published in Time Magazine by the
Center for Public Integrity,
the top 50 defense contractors spent $58.5 million combined on lobbying
in the second quarter of 2015. The figure is a 28% increase from the
$45.7 million spent in the second quarter of last year.
The report also indicated that the infamous
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was one of the main bills these contractors collectively lobbied to pass.
Another report released this week showed that U.S. military efforts
are not doing anything to protect America. In fact, they are killing
hundreds of civilians in the war against ISIS.
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