Bushed

I don't like to pick on W. I wouldn't do it, because it's easy- that is a thing called bullying. But something he said, recently made my jaw drop. Because there is no doubt, that he believes it, and doesn't understand it.

"Wars are stimulative to the economy." (Or something close to that.)

That's not true at all. Wars are rather destructive to your economy. Name one nation that didn't fall into recession after or near the end of a war? Go ahead, it's a home work assignment. Check and double check your facts.

Now it is true that the build up to war, is stimulative to the economy. Why? Government start investing in resources, and this gush of capital, washing (even trickles) down. But it's unsustainable. Sooner or later, governments have to sell tanks rather than buy tanks, to pay for the cost of the war.

It is ridiculous to believe that we need rage, to stimulate the economy. We need to make war on poverty, and ignorance, and intolerance. With Iraq and Afghanistan, we are investing a trillion dollars a year. Imagine a trillion dollar a year, AT HOME, spending program on social causes. Yeah, we would have three hundred pound bums living on the street covered in gold jewelry, eating buckets of mini cheese burgers, riding motorized chairs. You know, I'd rather see that than a dead 19 year old solder, who joined up for a cheap education.

You don't have to agree with this one, just think about it! It will draw some funny pictures in your mind.

The cost of hatred and war are unproductive. I'm not normally a pacifist, but we need 50 years of peace to pay for these Bush Stimulation Plans. Think about that when you raise the stars and stripes for our people in uniform today. Raise it proud and tall as you normally do, but understand the costs (in treasure/blood and YOUR dollars/cents)!