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RE: Here's the dilemma about war, war putorcds, and military spending, war is profitable. The history of the military is to conquer. Spoils of war have made empires great. The United States are the last great empire. What no one looks at is the collapse of the Soviet Union as the end of military might in the world. I responded to Kary's assertions about the Iraq war in the week end thread. The truth is that Iraq was a useless expense that destroyed infrastructure for no military advantage. There's no conquest there, there's no benefit, no reasoning, no stability. We are at fault. Our allies trusted us, and they are mired in the same mistake. We invaded for stability of the region to protect against weapons of mass destruction. None existed, none were found, we bombed the heck out of a country incapable of defending itself. Now, like with Israel, we are in the region defending actions taken by Allied Forces. We can't walk away. For all of the talk about Obama he has brought more peace to the world than any President of the United States before him. He stood up in a gathering of Arabs and invoked the name of Allah. That sets him apart from the Crusaders. Crusaders is a term Arabs use.What has to happen is a continuation of the rebuilding efforts to repair the damage done to infrastructure in Iraq. In Afghanistan we need to continue our funding of regional leadership. Israel has to be brought to the bargaining table.All of that takes money. Lot's of money. Lots of our tax dollars need to be spent in that region the same as Reagan spent tax dollars to crush any will the Soviet Union had to escalate in military might. Wars will be won by economy. A stronger Israel along side a stronger Arab community would go a long way in changing the purpose of warfare. Rate this comment: 0 0
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