War is a racket – a very lucrative one. Consequently, the more wars you can fight and the longer they can be perpetuated, the more money can be made by the warmongers. And since there has been no recovery since the onset of the recession in 2008, expect more war and continued war. Cuz the money's good.
While there is little hope or optimism that the warmongers / the powers-that-be will be knocked from their perch any time soon, let us remember that empires always fall. The US empire is now over-extended and unsustainable, its global financial hegemony is fading fast, and its domestic economy is reeling. The end may not be near, but it is coming.