You said — “What if they do not turn a profit? They should not be supported forever.”
That’s correct, not forever... They should be supported no more than we’ve been supporting the Iraqis and the Afghanis in fighting this war (which is supposed to help “us”, too...).
If we can spend that kind of money for some extended benefit to the U.S. and it’s foreign policy and to promote *freedom* around the world (as Bush makes clear that is the case here with Iraq and Afghanistan) — then I would say that we should spend *no less* that we’ve spent on Iraq and Afghanistan...
Does anyone have the figures on how much we’ve spent on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. I would use *that figure* as a benchmark to not go beyond.
I say that — on the *principal* that you spend just as much on one’s own internal country affairs as we’ve been willing to spend on foreign policy affairs and fighting wars (and I’m not saying that Bush should not have spent the money fighting for the cause of freedom, worldwide..., mind you...).
Well if we do not wake up and face the reality that the Islamic world is not changing for the better we might be supported Iraq and Afghanistan forever.
It is financially impossible to continue fighting the war on terror the way we are.
There is no way that I would agree with supporting the auto-industry for 5-7 years if they do not turn a profit. Does anyone know how long this money will last them?