Another reason entitlements need to go bye-bye

[Asher]

Originally Posted by Daldolma [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Do you people seriously think we're in Iraq for the Iraqis?

There are many theories as to why we are in Iraq. I personally do not believe it was for WMD.

No matter what the reasoning is the money would be better spent here.

Asher

[Daldolma]

Originally Posted by Asher [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There are many theories as to why we are in Iraq. I personally do not believe it was for WMD.

No matter what the reasoning is the money would be better spent here.

Asher

I don't believe it was for WMDs, either. Nor do I believe W is a petty child that wanted to fill in the gaps left by his father. What I believe is that Iraq and Afghanistan are in the center of the most oil-rich region in the known world, and ensuring the availability of that oil as competition grew in East Asia was of utmost importance -- important enough to fabricate a war.

And I do believe it's debatable whether or not the money would be better spent here.

[Asher]

Originally Posted by Daldolma [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't believe it was for WMDs, either. Nor do I believe W is a petty child that wanted to fill in the gaps left by his father. What I believe is that Iraq and Afghanistan are in the center of the most oil-rich region in the known world, and ensuring the availability of that oil as competition grew in East Asia was of utmost importance -- important enough to fabricate a war.

And I do believe it's debatable whether or not the money would be better spent here.

I think oil plays a much larger role than most governments are willing to admit.

Things happens all over Africa all the time and no one gives a shit but heaven forbid Libya, a large oil supplier to Europe, has problems. If they were a large supplier to the US we would probably be more involved in that war right now too.

So, assuming that is the reason we are in Iraq right now how has it benefited the average American?

We can all see how oil companies have profited. We can all see sky rocketing prices at the pump compared to pre-Iraq and before all the unstability in the oil market. We have seen a defense budget balloon at a crazy rate costing a lot of our tax dollars.

Most US oil comes from Canada. How does this war benefit us and justify the crazy ass spending we have had to do to support it and will have to continue spending to support even after the war is over.

I laugh when Fox News talks about Obama being at fault for the credit downgrade. John Boehner said he got 98% of what he wanted. The right wouldn't budge at all on tax increases for the weathly, which a majority of the nation supports despite what the right will have you believe.

That bill was not compromise at all. W. and corporate greed sunk the economy and now we are gonna fix it on the backs of the poor and middle class.

Sound fair?

Republicans like to spend just as much as the Democrats if not more I would argue. They just like to sink our dollars into the pockets of other nations and our wealthy. At least Democrats want to spend the money here to benefit people here.

I don't know how they get away with being called fiscally conservative. I wish the Tea Party didn't just wake up when Obama was elected.

Asher