And the demonstrations of support around the world, including Iran, after 9/11? Not many hated us then, and the ones who did were shamed to silence. We rebuilt Europe, including Germany, with the Marshall Plan, we originated Care packages, we send humanitarian aid. All that does buy a great deal of goodwill, satan. The blowback from giving is a lot better from the blowback from bungled invasions and occupations. The madrassas that trained the Islamic fundamentalists only started popping up after we cut foreign aid to those areas. Opportunity dried up and idle hands had to find something to make themselves feel powerful, in control of their destinies.
Spending on war minimizes the distribution of money, it concentrates and wastes it, (Haliburton, KBR, Blackwater. Investing in education and opportunity at home maximizes the benefits of each dollar. If we’re going to spend it anyway, let’s start spending it smarter.
And the demonstrations of support around the world, including Iran, after 9/11? Not many hated us then, and the ones who did were shamed to silence. We rebuilt Europe, including Germany, with the Marshall Plan, we originated Care packages, we send humanitarian aid. All that does buy a great deal of goodwill, satan. The blowback from giving is a lot better from the blowback from bungled invasions and occupations. The madrassas that trained the Islamic fundamentalists only started popping up after we cut foreign aid to those areas. Opportunity dried up and idle hands had to find something to make themselves feel powerful, in control of their destinies. Spending on war minimizes the distribution of money, it concentrates and wastes it, (Haliburton, KBR, Blackwater. Investing in education and opportunity at home maximizes the benefits of each dollar. If we’re going to spend it anyway, let’s start spending it smarter.