How much debt would america be in if they were to keep funding Bush's terrorism agenda.?

Answer 1

Don't listen to Scott B, obviously (or the 2nd guy either). Everybody knows that GNP is an inaccurate, inflated, irrelevant figure. When our creditors come knocking, they're not going to give one damn about our GNP... but only the dollars we owe them.

The "war on terror" currently costs approximately $7 billion/month, which leads to $84 billion/year, with already about $500 billion spent (Google it). This does NOT include the budget increases for our military, which have obviously been climbing in recent years. In fact, Mr. Bush has single-handedly increased the national debt by $3 trillion in the last 6 years. We're now at $8+ trillion.

Anybody who's ever been in debt knows that you can't just spend on credit forever. Sooner or later people will start losing faith in you, and the creditors will want their money back. Even the US government can't just print dollars forever - the dollar will lose credibility & value (as it is now & has been for a couple years), and other currencies like the euro will gradually be seen as a safer investment & become stronger (as it is now, and has been for a couple years).

Now, my view is that you don't go after terrorists with armies... you go after terrorists with counter-terrorists (which are tens of billions of dollars cheaper). Just like in the Cold War you go after spies with counter-spies - not armies. Armies are trained to fight armies, not fight terrorists or patrol cities. Especially if we've already tried the army way for 4 years, and have gotten increasingly WORSE results. We should just feint a retreat & pull out of both wars, let them think we've given up - and then send in counterterrorist infiltrators.

But obviously, that's not gonna happen, because the US isn't interested in terrorists, but in oil & military bases. In fact, if the terrorists were found & eliminated, then our whole reason for staying in the Middle East would evaporate. That's why most of the US forces are not in Afghanistan looking for bin Laden, but in Iraq protecting oil, building military bases, and patrolling so that Iraq can be stable under a pro-US government.

The US, of course, is never going to publicly admit that they want oil or bases. Think about it. Nobody in the world would be able to accept that. So they have to lie and say "We're fighting against terrorists," or "We're fighting for peace, freedom & democracy." A much better ring to it, of course, which 100 million Americans still believe.

Answer 2

The National Debt is of no concern to Social Conservatives, not when they control every aspect of people's lives. Freedom is lost in the name of protecting freedom. I would vote for the true Conservative party, except the Libertarians don't stand a chance in the face of massive campaign contributions to the Dem/Rep Party. Alas! Small Government, State Rights and Balanced Budgets are a thing of the past.

Answer 3

This war has cost the USA less than 1% of the GNP, compared to WWII costing 30% and Vienam costing 16%. Trust me, the cost has been nominal, and Bush doesn't have a "terrorism agenda" unless that's what you call fighting terrorists.

Answer 4

Going by the numbers? Sometime after 2042, we'll be looking at over $41.8 trillion dollars.

And this is if every President followed Bush's lead without stopping.