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To: i-node who wrote (534225)	12/4/2009 12:34:23 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576770

Otherwise (i.e., the point has national security implications for the United States), cost is not and should not be a factor. Of course, cost is an issue. Are you drinking this early in the day? Your confusion on this matter stems from the fact that you believe the current wars are about imperialism rather than national security, which, of course, isn't the case. You are confused.......you keep thinking there are no consequences selling our debt to China.

To: i-node who wrote (534225)	12/4/2009 9:32:24 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576770

Again, your calculations are too simple by an order of magnitude. How many Americans died over the last 6 years from lack of health care, because we spent $1 trillion to kill 1 million Iraqis over the last 6 years? How many more Americans will die here at home over the next 3 years as we spend another $300B in Afghanistan to nation build and pacify that country? How many Americans could we have employed in the US for $1.3 trillion, saving them from homelessness, poverty, broken homes, etc etc. Lack of money for US domestic nation building ends lives and ruins others. Every decision has a cost and every decision to go to war has domestic costs. To ignore dollars in your calculations is hopelessly naive. If you are thinking micro, the decisions are simple. If you are thinking macro, then you have to think expansively about every decision you make.