I'm sure we could make the argument that "if the US doesn't invade x country then China/Russia will".
But for me, I just focus on the outcomes, not the motives. If Lockheed Martin and Booz Allen Hamilton and Raydeon shareholders are making 100k or 1m or more, and hundreds of thousands of civilians are dying, those are two cold hard facts that can't be ignored.
Either the ends justify the means or they don't, in the eyes of the beholder.
But for me, I just focus on the outcomes, not the motives. If Lockheed Martin and Booz Allen Hamilton and Raydeon shareholders are making 100k or 1m or more, and hundreds of thousands of civilians are dying, those are two cold hard facts that can't be ignored.
Either the ends justify the means or they don't, in the eyes of the beholder.