I agree--we have no business in Iraq. And if we were going to do Afghanistan, then we should have stayed there and helped them keep the Taliban squashed, and get them started rebuilding their country. (How much money is dedicated to the big A in the current budget? Lower, no, lower!)
What about those other 40 dictators? I think Bush is nuts on this topic--he seems to think we can "grow" (Lordy, I hate that usage) the economy to create enough money to be able to support all these little wars. Lucky for us our neighbors are friendly--we couldn't defend ourselves right now, our armies are half a world away.
But one thing this columnist says I fear is correct--the people behind the terrorism movement won't be happy until the rest of us are on the moon. Either we have to die, or convert to their form of Islam. They don't have any other options they can live with. So the next few years will be tricky.
Giving their young men jobs and lives so they can marry and raise families will help with some of them--but not all of them.
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What about those other 40 dictators? I think Bush is nuts on this topic--he seems to think we can "grow" (Lordy, I hate that usage) the economy to create enough money to be able to support all these little wars. Lucky for us our neighbors are friendly--we couldn't defend ourselves right now, our armies are half a world away.
But one thing this columnist says I fear is correct--the people behind the terrorism movement won't be happy until the rest of us are on the moon. Either we have to die, or convert to their form of Islam. They don't have any other options they can live with. So the next few years will be tricky.
Giving their young men jobs and lives so they can marry and raise families will help with some of them--but not all of them.