The War with Iraq may have served the military industrial complex's interests, but it didn't serve mine or the average citizen's. Considering we've spent $400 billion on Iraq in the last 3 years and the country is basically experiencing a civil war, do you honestly believe it has served America's interests to invade?....lowing wrote:
Ahhhhhhhh to live in a country where they serve EVERYONE ELSE'S "political interests" except their own citizens interests....................What might be the name of this magical country? Fantasyland perhaps? What is wrong with the US looking out for itself if every other country does it as well? Is the problem that, we do it better??
I'm not safer because we invaded. I'm also not wealthier either, since the major deficit spending for this war has threatened our currency value.lowing wrote:
The thoughts that the US is interested in protecting US interests is sickening, wouldn't you agree? By the way, check your quality of life, and your freedoms at the door, I wouldn't want you to be accused of hypocrisy by enjoying your health wealth and security at the expense of the poor ME peace loving victims.
I'm not a victim, but you can't expect me to agree with the whims of defense contractors that only care about making more profit at the expense of my tax money.
Since you're in the military or at least connected to it, I understand your viewpoint. If I was a soldier or a defense contractor, I might feel more happy about what's going on because of the influx of funds toward an industry that I'm part of (war). However, since I'm a civilian who has no connection to the military, I see most of this as a waste of money.
So, yes, you have corrected my previous statement. Removing Saddam was not in America's best interests as a whole, but it was in the interests of the military industrial complex, which virtually runs our government at the moment.
