By the end of 2008 the cost of war in Iraq and Afghanistan will have cost the American taxpayers (those of us who actually pay taxes) $1 trillion.
How many of you would prefer to spend that same amount of money to WAGE PEACE. To wake up to a News Story on CNN or any other network that said; NO MEMBER OF THE MILITARY WAS KILLED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TODAY. Now, that would be news worth listening to.
just curioius ... hoping someone, somewhere, would rather take their kids out to a day at the beach, or the mountains, than watching Daddy go off to Iraq to be murdered by some Muslim thugs calling themselves religious fanatics.
2007-02-17 07:51:15 · 12 answers · asked by ? 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
It's a pretty fantasy, but in order to engage in peace, there has to be 2 willing parties.
2007-02-17 07:54:15 · answer #1 · answered by lizardmama 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The government does bring in some revenue besides from taxing... However, the government is representing the people and if people weren't taxed, it wouldn't really be representing the government, it'd just be another company with a CEO. Anyways, that's besides the point. It is way too difficult for the government to make revenue because of the fact that we are having wars constantly, developing technologies, and not to mention, running tons of federal programs. Without taxes, we'd be devastated nationally. We have taxes now but we can't even cover our expenses and we have to borrow butt-loads of money from foreign countries. I can rant on and on but I won't
2016-05-23 23:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The oil we are drilling in Iraq is paying for some of the cost, if not all the cost. Just remember Iraq has the second largest oil deposit in the world, and the highest quality oil in the world. Iraq oil makes Saudi and Venezuelan oil look like the cheap stuff. In other words, the Iraq oil has less chemicals like sulfur that makes it easier to refine. If there were peace in this physical world, who would make all the decisions to ensure our peace. I could guarantee you there will be some knucklehead who will cry out during the time of peace "It's not fair."
2007-02-17 08:32:44 · answer #3 · answered by mac 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There isn't any money to be made by waging peace. Sad, but true, and that is why Politicians like wars, because they reward those that pay for their campaigns. Look at how much money the oil companies have made from the chaos in the middle east! Record PROFITS, then look at who was the biggest contributor to Bush's campaign...the oil companies. You can ALWAYS follow the money trail to know what is up.
2007-02-17 08:31:23 · answer #4 · answered by hera 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can only agree ,
but health care alone can chew that up
what of education and our war based ecomomy
im told 50 percent of economy has a war base [i cant agree but thats the claim]
yes peace will have a higher /more sustainable dividend but first govt must see its people not oil as its highest worth asset
peace in our time ?
we can dream but the nightmare of war makes proffits into faulse gods ,faulse gods into money and money subserviant not even to god
think even you mention money
we wasted 7 trillion just putting a phone system satilite based into space ,money is an illusion ,but it cant be the basis of peace
it is the reason for war
2007-02-17 08:01:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
one because there is no money in peace. with war production on many things goes way up. second if we back out know we will end up fighting the war all over again, cause as soon as we back out it will be taken as a sign of weakness. causing the enemy to become stronger, giving them time to regroup and inevitably we will end up fighting them on our own soil wich would be even more devestating
2007-02-17 08:02:17 · answer #6 · answered by deep 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
War is more profitable for the military-industrial complex than peace.
2007-02-17 07:54:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the real estiment is 2 trillion by the time it's all over
(DO GOOGLE SEARCH) type in COST OF WAR
2007-02-17 08:26:54 · answer #8 · answered by bodie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
boeing; halliburton; lockheed-martin; general dynamics....war is much more profitable than peace, at least to the Nitwit in Chief and cronies.....
2007-02-18 10:01:27 · answer #9 · answered by conx-the-dots 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is no money in Peace. The more war there is the more money is made and the faster technology advances. Look back at history and you'll see it is true.
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2007-02-17 07:55:41 · answer #10 · answered by The Syko Ward 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋