2006-10-02 07:33:23 · 11 answers · asked by londonhawk 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
First off,. I spent a year and a half in Iraq with the Army, and it is not an occupation. The word "occupation" is thrown around by people who dont truly understand what is going on there. I think we need to spend our money in Iraq to finish an unfinished job. As for spending money on education, its not gonna take just money to improve our school systems, when you have group of "educated" people who spend education money complaining over weather or not the theory of evolution should be taught in a science class, how will more money to education? Professors cant even agree on one solid text or one guideline to use for a single class because these people either disagree with what is siad in them or let politics get in the way.
2006-10-02 07:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by Nathan Lee 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well the U.S. did declare war on Iraq voted on by the congress democrats and republicans alike so if the war is wrong then both parties are to blame. The U.S. is already in Iraq you can't turn back time. Billions has been spent on education and we are falling farther behind. I think we should pull out of Iraq in a year no matter what and just call it good. Education is another matter. First parents have to instill respect and discipline in their children. Kids don't learn because of "No Child Left Behind" which equates to the kids don't have to learn they are just passed to the next grade. Kids need to learn that you reap what you sow and if you fail then that is their own doing. They will quickly catch up. Kids test every day to see how much they can get away with that is their way of learning the boundaries of life. Teaching them respect and discipline helps enforce those boundaries and letting them fail teaches them that they will not always be successful but htey need to pick themselves up and get back to work. The failure of education is a lack of good parenting and money thrown at the education system won't help at all.
2006-10-02 07:45:03 · answer #2 · answered by chuck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The USA should spend the money at home on health, education and social welfare, instead. The government has squandered billions of dollars on the war in Iraq - for what purpose? To secure victory? I don't think so. Bring the troops back home. Spend the money on Americans.
2006-10-02 07:37:05 · answer #3 · answered by Perplexed Music Lover 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm all for the education option with the condition that along with reading, writing and arithmetic, we add reasoning,(or critical thinking). One of the biggest problems I see is that allot of flawed arguments are coming from the Feds and people buy it because it's repeated by the media ad infinitum. Example: "There have been no terrorist attacks since 9/11, therefore G.W. is a great anti-terrorist." Pure B.S. I don't have lung cancer. So, I'll conclude that my habit of chain-smoking non-filtered cigarettes is preventing it. It's the same argument. We must start thinking people.
2006-10-02 07:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by socrates 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about reducing the deficit?
At this point, we have little choice-- we are in Iraq and have to deal with it for now. So, we can't really spend it on education right now.
Had we not gone into Iraq, no way would we have invested several hundred billion dollars in education.
2006-10-02 07:36:22 · answer #5 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Iraq was a threat to Democracy.
USA is just there to see Democracy is no threat.
USA has plenty of money for eduction.
They have affiliated university's in INDIA.
No problem- lets us complete the rounds in the Ring.
2006-10-02 07:55:50 · answer #6 · answered by SKG R 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all, Iraq is not a war. It is an invasion and occupation. Congress did not declare war on Iraq and it was not an imminent threat. I bet you can clearly guess what my answer to your question is.
2006-10-02 07:35:58 · answer #7 · answered by Joe D 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
What is more important to you - living free like we do now, or being educated by the Taliban (men only, of course) and learning the history and facts that THEY want you to believe?
Freedom is much more important than a free education. Private schools turn out much smarter kids for way less money than government schools. Throwing more money at government schools is obviously not the solution.
2006-10-02 07:36:28 · answer #8 · answered by FozzieBear 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
What do you think, I think a republican would say hell no we need war, and I think a lib or a demo would say to help schools I personally think we should help schools here, we need to take care of our own
2006-10-02 07:47:15 · answer #9 · answered by Star 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the war to fight terror...without defense against terrorists...there would be no schools.
2006-10-02 08:07:43 · answer #10 · answered by bushfan88 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋