At least one state gets it....

[cowseatmaize]

RE: Welfare and drugs

OK, here's some controversy.
The big problem is we declare war, or usually don't, and we spend billions on weapons. Only millions are pumped into the economy. Then spend billions more for "reconstruction".
The cost of war and reconstruction is always more because we never get anything in return.
Japan became the superpower it is because of us, same with Germany.
Yes, this is totally oversimplified but what happened to the good old days? Reap the spoil's of war I say.
Oil shortage solved.

 

[morbious_fod]

RE: Welfare and drugs

I agree. Whatever happened to that idea the Bush Administration had about recouping some of the costs for the Iraq war in oil? His haters were always screaming that it was a war for oil, but as far as I have seen we haven't seen any oil out of this war, so that argument is void.

It does seem so odd that we put so much in interfering in other people's business only to have to fix what we blow apart.

 

[cowseatmaize]

RE: Welfare and drugs

Whatever happened to that idea the Bush Administration had about recouping some of the costs for the Iraq war in oil?

Which one?

 

[GuntherHess]

RE: Welfare and drugs

The cost of war and reconstruction is always more because we never get anything in return.
Japan became the superpower it is because of us, same with Germany.
Yes, this is totally oversimplified but what happened to the good old days? Reap the spoil's of war

History doesnt reflect your conclusions.
Germany was basically raped after WWI , was a total mess spawning Hitler and WWII.
We learned our lesson and rebuilt Germany after WWII.
There is no question that was a better plan.
A stable Europe was a huge benefit to the USA.

 

[morbious_fod]

RE: Welfare and drugs

ORIGINAL: cowseatmaize

Whatever happened to that idea the Bush Administration had about recouping some of the costs for the Iraq war in oil?

Which one?

Which one were the Anti-War/Bush idiots screaming it was a war for oil? The second one of course. I don't remember there being that much hatred toward Bush senior.

 

[morbious_fod]

RE: Welfare and drugs

ORIGINAL: GuntherHess

The cost of war and reconstruction is always more because we never get anything in return.
Japan became the superpower it is because of us, same with Germany.
Yes, this is totally oversimplified but what happened to the good old days? Reap the spoil's of war

History doesnt reflect your conclusions.
Germany was basically raped after WWI , was a total mess spawning Hitler and WWII.
We learned our lesson and rebuilt Germany after WWII.
There is no question that was a better plan.
A stable Europe was a huge benefit to the USA.

You have a point there, and it is most likely the reason we started doing that in the first place.

 

[cowseatmaize]

RE: Welfare and drugs

I can't totally agree. Hitler was spawned during the same depression we and much of the world had. It was just a bad time and people thought he could make it right.

 

[cyberdigger]

RE: Welfare and drugs

We paid for the reconstruction of Japan and Germany.. and much of Western Europe.. and then South Korea.. to stop the spread of communism. We're doing it now to stop islamic militants..

 

[blade]

RE: Welfare and drugs

I like frogs !

 

[cyberdigger]

RE: Welfare and drugs

How the heck not?? They like you too..