Ok, so, let me see if I get this correct. People are saying that we should pull out of Iraq because we’re not winning, we can’t win, there is no reason for us to be there, American’s are dying for no reason, it costs too much with nothing to show for it, the money can be used for other purposes, the Iraqis have to take responsibility for their own society, their own leadership, etc. etc. etc. Basically, after five years, we’ve spent a lot of money, a bunch of people have died and we have nothing to show for it.
Is this correct? Do you agree with this? If so, how about this…
Is it time to stop the war on poverty? This has gone on for something like 30 – 40 years and we have nothing to show for it. We’ve spent an enormous amount of money on the war on poverty and there are still poor people out there. This problem is so stubborn that we’re now dealing with the second and third generation of the welfare state, and they still don’t get out of poverty. Is it time to give up on the poor? Is it time for them to take responsibility for their own actions? Is it time for us to stop propping up a failed system and let them try to make it on their own? What if we diverted all of the money from the welfare (and all other social support programs) system and diverted it to global warming? Yea, I saw the flicker in your eyes on that one. Think about all of the precious resources poor people use up. We could save so many forests and baby harp seals with this.
How about the war on drugs? Not only are we not winning this, I think it would be safe to say that we haven’t even won any battles. How much money have we spent on this? And forget about the loss of American lives. And how about collateral damage to innocent civilians? There are thousands and thousands of innocent civilians hurt, injured and killed in this war every single year. We even have a Drug Czar to lead this war. A lot of good those blokes have done, right? Time to fire his ass and run away from this battle.
What about the war on homelessness? Illiteracy? Recycling? And don’t get me started on Africa and all of the crap there that we have wasted our time with over the years. Do you remember Band Aid and raising all that money for the staving children in Africa? That was over 20 years ago. The staving children are still there, aren’t they? We seem to have lost that one too.
What? What’s the matter? Oh, I see. We have some sort of “moral obligation” to help these situations. Oh really? Well, don’t we have the same sort of moral obligation to help the Iraqis now? Or do our ethics and moral responsibilities stop at our borders?
Watch out, that sword cuts both ways, you know. Or at least it should.
Go on, talk amongst yourselves now...
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