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Because during the 2016 Presidential debates, Trump called out the Neocon warmongers on stage, to thunderous boos from the audience, and thunderous applause in homes. After he won, all the unreformed Neocons joined the Democrats. It took 20 years for the Republican electorate to become thoroughly disillusioned with endless war. 20 years of feeding their sons to Afghanistan until recruitment dried up.
It also hasn't helped that Russiagate has permanently deranged the DC establishment. As far back as the initial claims have been walked, they still believe in their heart of hearts that Trump winning in 2016 was a Russian attack on our democracy. This is revenge for them.
So the interest of the military industrial complex cut off from corrupt Afghanistan contracts, and deranged Russiagaters bloodthirsty over imagined wronged converged.
Did it converge or was this a 4D chess move by the military industrial complex to stoke animosity for russia in the halls of power? During Trump's presidency talking heads were chomping at the bit to have a war with Russia itself, even before Trump gained power from the way Hillary was talking it gave the viewer the impression she's rather have a direct war with Russia instead of a proxy war and the only thing that spared us WW3 is her not winning.
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