I've always read it as at least a little bit a comment on the Iraq war, but what's it's deal? It's the only anime I can think of that climaxes with a military coup, and its cool that mustang wants to put people on trial for war crimes, but then he gets in power and doesn't do it.
It's also just got a whole plotline about racism, but it feels slightly off? Like minorities are okay if they save your life.
I mean, his clique involves like 90% of the upper members of the military. Of course the state is going to change.
that means the roster will change, not the job titles and functions, their point was the state could function as it had just with other people in charge, so it didn't NEED father to function