War occurs because it is human nature to be in conflict. Further beyond that war occurs, not because of business, but because wars are undertaken by state actors in order to further their own self interest. War never makes us a profit or helps the economy, frankly. WWI drove Britain, France, and Germany into deep economic holes. The Seven Years War (French and Indian War) drove the British to tax the colonies and caused the American Revolution. It's easy to say "omg war makes people rich!" but on a whole, wars have made entire states poor and cause further pain and suffering. There has never been a war undertaken solely for the purpose to enriching a group or state actor, simply because it's impossible to start a conflict and come out with some sort of economic "profit."
By oversaw torture you mean "ran an intelligence agency," right? By this definition, every CIA or military leader that has served in the past decade could be described as overseeing torture. Suleiman did what he had to do to keep this nation safe and, honestly, it's not like this doesn't happen in the West. It's just not that big a deal.
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