You said — “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.”
Yeah..., that’s the thing, you see. Since there is some benefit to going into that war with Iraq and Afghanistan — and that’s *questionable* as to whether it’s helping or not (according to what you’re implying up above) — then *certainly* we should spend as much *on ourselves* — for *our benefit*.
Why is it that we can spend billions for others in the world — but — at the same time, we want to *kill our own industries*?? .... LOL
Did we join up with Al Qaida on this one... “kill ourselves” before Al Qaida gets us... :-)
How about we support ALL failing businesses?
“Why is it that we can spend billions for others in the world — but — at the same time, we want to *kill our own industries*?? .... LOL”
*FALSE*
No one killed the auto industry who doesn’t manage it or represent it in a Union. *WE* do not *NEED* to support their failure to manufacture what people want to buy and we do not *NEED* to support unreasonable wage and benefit levels.
The single best thing that could happen to Detroit is to go into bankruptcy protection and start over - or be broken up into parts and sold off to companies that can create value in the marketplace.
Creative Destruction *IS* Capitalism.
If the union employees in Detroit weren’t Democrat supporters, no one would even be interested, other than watching the end of an era.
I feel for the hardship to workers, but they don’t *HAVE* to live in Detroit. Roads that go into Detroit also go out of Detroit. No one prevents you from leaving.
Nor did they have to vote union. Nor did they have to suck at the teet of union pay... and no one who reads newspapers didn’t see this coming for more than a decade.