War is America's new economic stimulus policy
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Yes, I’m mad as hell again. I just read some bad news that should make every American mad as hell. In fact, two bad news items.
First, as a U.S. Marine vet, I got angry reading that there have been more military suicides than war deaths the past decade. Yes, more Iraq and Afghan war vets have killed themselves than were killed by America’s enemies in combat. And more are expected as we had more than two million serve in the two wars.
Second, if the economic, psychological, political and moral consequences of the past two wars aren’t bad enough, many politicians and candidates — some of whom never served in the armed forces — are proposing that the full Congress pass the Ryan budget and force Pentagon generals to spend billions more than they requested.
This is insane. More taxpayer money for the Pentagon war machine? Why? We’re winding down two wars. We’re dealing with the tragedy of vet suicides. These same politicians whining about the debt and taxes. So why do they want to increase Pentagon spending? Do we love war that much? Are they planning to start a new war? Let’s analyze this contradiction.
Yes, an epidemic: military suicides now exceed war deaths
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Beware of the "Military Industrial Complex" President General Eisenhower said.
ReplyDeleteRead his speech.
War mongers - lining their pockets while our patriots die.
ReplyDeleteWhat happens is when the surplus of weapons gets too great and the money isn't flowing the CIA goes somewhere and stirs up crap like they did in Libya, Egypt and now Syria. Don't fall for the "democracy" BS.
ReplyDeleteThen they sell the weapons to these so called freedom fighters and send in our troops with weapons, bombs and missles to continue stirring up the crap. All the while the pockets of the War mongers are being lined by the blood of our soldiers.