Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Why we're in Iraq
Well, the reason that the United States has armed forces in Iraq is an obvious one. It is to preserve freedom in tumultuous parts of the world and to eliminate threats that would jeopardize the strength of our nation. Whether or not Iraq is a tumultuous land or even a threat to America is what is debatable. In my opinion, I think that we should definitely have sent troops to Iraq to keep an eye on the goings on there, but as of now I think that our government is going about the whole operation in the wrong way. At the same time, however, we can't just pull out because if Iraq doesn't get a stable government, then our country could face more problems in the future. I'm no political scientist or anything, and this is a very complex issue, but from a "young g's" perspective, America as a country still has to preserve its image as the most powerful country in the world. If not, we're going to look vulnerable and the who knows what would happen. I love America and I love living in it, and if we've never thrown in the towel before (Nam doesn't count), then why start now? Maybe pulling some, but not all troops out is the answer, but like I said before, I'm no expert. What do I know?
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I question how the United States plans to remain the "powerhouse" of the world, when we are suffering economically.
Whether we pull out of the war tomorrow or two years from tomorrow...the whole that has been burnt in the corporate wallet of America will remain.
It gets me so fired up when people question whether or not our country is in a recession. Whether we would like to think of it as a recession or not, our country is no longer the top dog (as far as the economy goes).
I agree with you about how the government is going about operations in Iraq the wrong way...and I can only hope that they come to that realization soon enough. If the government doesn't change their tactics, then I have no doubt in my mind that the war could go on for another several years.
What does the war have to do with the recession? If anything, it is fueling our economy; government spending always leads to an increase in GDP, jobs, aggregate demand, etc. What caused the recession is speculation in the real estate market and poor financial practices, mainly sub-prime lending.
The war has every bit to do with recession. The war is costing us a lot of money. Debt constantly accumulates, and has been accumulating from all the wars that our country has had in the past.
Recession isn't soley caused by the war...recession is an inevitable cycle that occurs. The whole concept of credit plays a major role in the economy as well (in my opinion the downfall).
However, look at oil prices...they aren't declining any time soon. And now that we are on bad terms with our main sources of oil, the economy isn't being fueled by anything. If the economy was being "fueled" then why are we in recession? That seems hypocritical.
We've been in war for what, about four years now. The recession started to occur (or at least become recognizable) when the interest rates were cut, and the buying/selling of homes became popular. Why were the interest rates cut? To (hopefully) ease the cost of the war.
Gary -
Here is a video that explains another perspective (a numerical perspective) as to how this war is really effecting us:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-493563721210984112&q=cost+of+war&total=3566&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=6
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