How the Iraq War Destroyed the US Economy »

Posted By berkeley 2 weeks, 3 days ago in Political Opinion

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Wars reduce the GDP, destroy jobs, reduce productivity, and increase the trade deficit! If wars are 'bad' for the economy, then how are they sold so easily?

As I have maintained for years --military spending is a waste. Millions spent building a tank, for example, is money sucked down a black hole. The tank returns nothing on the investment and will, inevitably, be blown up! We could just throw our dollars upon a heap, set fire to them, and cut out the middle man!

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    alanocu2 weeks, 3 days ago

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    People were always comparing Iraq to Vietnam. I forget — did we win in Vietnam?

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      Justice4All2 weeks, 3 days ago

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      War may be bad for the economy but it you are in the war buisness than it's good for you. This is why those that support the war don't seem to care much for America. They only care about their own profits.

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