Originally posted by: Quixfire
The Truth is Out There
Taking care of business?
We spend 4 billion dollars a month in the war in Iraq, we spent like 60 billion back in the early 90's.
When I buy something, I expect a positive product or service in exchange. What are we getting? More angry Muslims? More potential terror threats? Increased (false sense) security? Patriot Acts, Government interventions and keeping an eye on us? If our foreign policy continues the way it has been, you can bet that this once free country will be another Israel or Kashmir with almost daily explosions and attacks by fundamentalist Muslims.
Whats the comparison with Clinton good for? When something, by luck, happens for the good, both presidents are quick to claim it. When something bad happens, both were quick to blame others or past administrations. Democrats or Repubs it doesn't matter much. We need someone who cares more about this country and its people than themselves, and neither party has come to the plate.
and the ONLY people benefitting from this war in iraq are companies like halliburton, and the vendors that supply the goods for the war effort. gas prices are still going up, iraqi's are still pissed at us, and its mounting, they never really found anything credible with the WMD scare, osama bin laden, who is a far greater threat to our interests than Hussein ever was is still at large, we are supporting a military regime in Pakistan that has ties with islamic terrorists, and none of the major presidential candidates are good.
There is nothing to be happy about at this moment. What good is a job or home owner ship if we live in a military state and are too scared to go to the shopping malls for threat of some islamic dude or wacked out deranged American blowing up the building?