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  • How $87 Billion Could Buy Some Real Security

    09/23/2003 10:33:25 AM PDT · by Chapita · 44 replies · 201+ views
    Free Congress Foundation ^ | September 23rd, 2003 | William S. Lind
    President Bush's request for $87 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will do nothing for America's security. Both of those wars have already been lost, and no amount of money will change their outcomes. A Second Generation military cannot win Fourth Generation wars, regardless of the resources deployed. But there is a way a portion of that vast sum could make a real, even a vital contribution to America's security. How? By providing emergency back-up electrical power for every water plant in America. In the past several months, I have experienced two major electrical power blackouts, the Great...