Obama, the billions we are wasting in Iraq and Afganistan could get our economy going again and avoid the depression. (weapons, borders)
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But afganistan DOES actually matter. The people that have and are trying to attack us, if you recall, origionate there. I'd rather spend billions there on a war than billions here on programs to take away our freedoms.
Afganistan is desirable real estate because of their oil routes and proximity to the Caspian Sea. That's why Russia wanted to control it, and why we trained and gave weapons to the Muhadeen to fight them, who later morphed into the Taliban.
Saudi Arabia is where most of the 'terrorists' came from if you believe the flight list, so why didn't we attack them? the Taliban was desperately trying to hand Osama to Bush, who refused him, for obvious reasons.
If the government had a data base on every citizen and visitor to America they could monitor them all and watch for terroristic tendencies. Naturally, that would mean that secret agencies should be given the authority. All this would cost billions, but don't you think our safety is worth it?
None of this would have any effect on the really important things in our lives.
oooorr.. the hundreds of thousands of military personal could be returned and raise the unemployment levels even higher
No, I'm not supporting the war to lower the unemployment levels but surely if you bring them all back simply to stop "wasting billions" then the effect would also need to be looked at.
Breaking rocks in the hot sun - I fought the War and the War won.
Afganistan is desirable real estate because of their oil routes and proximity to the Caspian Sea. That's why Russia wanted to control it, and why we trained and gave weapons to the Muhadeen to fight them, who later morphed into the Taliban.]
When we have another "man-caused incident" hopefully it will be in your front yard.
I agree. The Afghanis are just as big a threat to Americans as the Viet Cong were. We should hang in there with this war until we have at least as many American dead before we pull out!
I agree. The Afghanis are just as big a threat to Americans as the Viet Cong were. We should hang in there with this war until we have at least as many American dead before we pull out!
It's apparent that liberals should be in charge of America's national security.
America could bring our troops home from all foreign soil, close our military bases worlwide (including those within our borders), open our borders to whomever wishes to come, abolish all armament and guns, and relinquish American sovereignty to the United Nations.
Let the United Nations take care of those pesky little problems posed by various little nuke-seeking dictators around the world. Knowing that the United Nations is in charge should make everyone sleep better at night, since it has been such a bastion of success thus far.
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