War: A piece of cake--for America

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War: A piece of cake—for America!

America has 1.4 million in the military with 900,000 Reserves. All of these are hired-hands; all are volunteers seeking a job. Of these, 42 % are racial or ethnic minorities. Of these, 6.5% have had “some kind of exposure to college education”.

The economy today fights the war in Afghanistan and Iraq at a cost 0.1% of what the economy had to pay to win WWII; this figure is based upon Defense Department budget being 4% of GDP.

Thus says David M. Kennedy “In the Fourth of July debate about the state of American democracy, Kennedy, a historian at Stanford, suggested that war making was becoming too easy for American policy makers.” This article appeared in “The Atlantic” magazine.

Kennedy didn’t mention the wealth this war effort has brought to these self-same industrial leaders who influence public policy. Also he did not mention that most, if not all, of funds on Iraq and Afghanistan war is borrowed money.

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What about war repurcussions, or nuclear war? Not sure what war being cheap economically has to do with the real issues of war.

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war is outdated.

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War is timeless. Sadly.

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I’m not sure what you are trying to accomplish with this thread Chuck but I think I should thank you for this and your continuing effort. Had you included the expense to all nations involved, the cost of your border security, used real figures and then asked in your most exasperated tone, “God, what are we doing?” I would have been sure of your motive. I know you don’t like poetry much or maybe it is just my poetry, but here are my contributions to your thread.
WAR and PEACE, WAR and MOM, A SOLDIER’S LAMENT

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DEB

I was just transmitting some interesting information.