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Originally Posted by Minte
There is no debate from me that Bush going into Iraq when he did gained nothing but dismal short-term results on every possible level. Long term, only time will tell. I do believe the world is a better place without the Hussein regime.
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I agree the world is of course a better place with out Saddam, but I always looked at that war as the turning point toward that fall, which led us on our spiraling downward trend we find ourselves in today. We could have likely handled the one war in Afghan but having two wars on the plate stressed the economy and we had to borrow far too much.
I sort of look at that war perhaps how many look at the banking collapse and the bail outs as money transfers to the rich. Iraq was nothing more than a giant money transfer to corporations like Halliburton & the other defense industry contractors and the American public got little to nothing but a big bill and a bad name.
Think if that same money had been reinvested back into this country where we would be today, or better yet had it not even been borrowed. Both wars have cost this country something in the tune of $3.2-4 trillion dollars.