The Iraq war has been a success for American Generals

This following extract from- http://tinyurl.com/35zneb reminds me of something I read somewhere that war in a democracy is a way for the lower and middle class to move up in rank and status. The Private gets promoted to Sergeant (my own military experience), and the Captain get promoted to General.

Bilbo Baggins

"In reality, the Iraq war has been a roaring success for American Generals. Their decade-long effort to expand the size of the Army and Marine Corps has been approved. Budgets have nearly doubled, which include the limitless "war" funding that has little congressional oversight. Dozens of new permanent American military bases have appeared overseas, while Congressional efforts to close outdated Cold war bases have ended. The number of commands and slots for General officers has risen. They can lead thousands of soldiers on massive offensive sweeps in Iraq, and do whatever they want without permission from the Iraqi government. Finally, Generals enjoy the illusion held by most Americans that they are fighting to preserve America's freedoms.

None of this would be possible if they had opposed the illegal invasion of Iraq or effectively contained the Iraqi rebellion back in 2003. While America's Generals don't want to lose in Iraq, they refuse to make changes needed to win. This requires actions deemed disloyal by their bureaucracies and civilian puppeteers, thus inviting condemnation, poor performance reviews, forced retirement, and a loss of opportunities for lucrative jobs in the defense industry. Generals benefit from a perpetual war for perpetual peace. This war will not end until "unpatriotic" war protestors and the "liberal" media educate the American people." http://tinyurl.com/35zneb