Cons. do you think $250billion for 2 more yrs. of war would be better spent securing our borders and ports?

Question

Can we afford to continue this rate of expenditure?
China is building twice as many submarines per year as we are and is testing antisattelite weapons while we dump all this money into Iraq and Afghanistan (does anyone remember what happened to the Soviet Union in Afghanistan?) There are miles and miles of abbandoned and wrecked russian military equipment in Afghanistan.
Yesterday SecDef Gates and Gen Casey Didn't know how much it costs America to train an Iraqi or Afghan soldier. Would you consider that a basic knowledge question they should probably have a handle on?

Answer 1

Kind of like saying we should get rid of the cops and give every body a lock instead. We need to do both.

Answer 2

The total price for this "war" will be around 2 trillion when all the bills come in. Don't forget the 500+ billion the VA is est. the long term cost to help wounded vets + + +.
Also by destroying the place and getting so many killed we've generated 2 generations of Iraq's that will die to kill us, remember NONE of the 911 guys were from IRAQ.

Answer 3

It is now 622 billion when they factored everything in! But, worry not about the borders as Bush has already signed a deal with Mexico for an open border! http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=14965
And here is a picture of his plan for the North American Super Highway. http://www.rense.com/ to be built by Mexicans!
"Happy Days Are Here Again...."

Answer 4

too late for borders, not too late to rethink saving our required mandatory annual income tax, which is given away faster than a Texas jack rabbit at high speed. or we might try having other countries included in taking part with us poor over taxed stupid voters. better yet abolish the U N and send them packing, back to their underdeveloped untaxed dirt floored huts. if the Democrats weren't giving it away faster than we can print it, we wouldn't need smart people like Hillery to form free medical for the people.(non-voters will always come before the American citizen)

Answer 5

Perhaps if the $250billion was spent on helping reduce starvation and disease in struggling countries you wouldn't need to increase homeland defense. If you make friends instead of enemies, you will not be attacked

Answer 6

Nope, History proves time and time again that all of the greatest defenses were beaten by cheap offenses. We need to kill snakes in the PIT not in the Field. If you want to Kill Hornet's you wait till the sun goes down because they are all in the nest and blind. If you kill them in the field you waste time and way more money. All our Home security measures are feel good krap that is easily defeated.

Answer 7

no is a to muck money to spend in 2 ears

Answer 8

No If we leave iraq behind it would. make Extreme Islam stronger for beating the paper Tiger. It would give them a oil rich country to create attacks from. our allies counld not trust us to stay.

Answer 9

they would just send it to israel along with the other billions they send to israel, while the fat cat israeli bankers laugh and joke on the american worker. they find it funny that americans instead of helping their fellow countrymen, send the money to a foreign country, and that foreign country has lobby groups paid essentially with american money to lobby americans to send it more money. and the americans do!

Answer 10

yes