Bob Herbert asks a good question in todays NYT. How does the Iraq War help me? It's a question worth some consideration. So let's see. The dollar is worth nothing; Wages are stagnant; Oil is sky high; Our economy and the Nations infrastructure are in terrible shape; We have a healthcare crisis; our military both personnel and equipment is degraded; the USA is disliked and mistrusted around the World; we spy on our own citizens without warrants, hold people indefinitely without charges, use torture and have a President who proudly proclaims that laws do not apply to him.
All this in the name of increased safety for Americans and democracy for those in Iraq. This so-called safety and democracy come at a cost of at least 1 trillion dollars thus far and probably much, much more in the future.
So when will we be able to finish up in Iraq and leave? Well success is "just around the corner". And, the "next 6 months will tell". Unfortunately, Americans have been falling for these excuses for 5 years now. And, for some reason we continue to fall for these excuses. I'm not sure why.
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