tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post763482453915838211..comments2023-09-05T08:21:27.204-06:00Comments on Serving the People of Iraq: Passing the Cost of War On To Future GenerationsFrank Stahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-62842100479714750712007-11-23T15:06:00.000-07:002007-11-23T15:06:00.000-07:00One of my fellow authors put up a blog post about ...One of my fellow authors put up a blog post about the cost of war. It fits nicely with some of the points that you have made here, so, I thought I'd direct you to it... at EverydayCitizen.com .... she calls the post:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.everydaycitizen.com/2007/11/his_war_costs_much_more_than_w.html" REL="nofollow">Economists Explain: Bush Destroyed Our American Dream</A> and it's at this address:<BR/>http://www.everydaycitizen.com/2007/11/his_war_costs_much_more_than_w.html<BR/><BR/>Love your blog,<BR/>NoraPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101313103675766315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-41185519661068651162007-10-12T07:25:00.000-06:002007-10-12T07:25:00.000-06:00You may be right. Clinton seemed to be fiscally r...You may be right. Clinton seemed to be fiscally responsible, but it may just have been that the Republican congress was. Congress is as much to blame for excess spending (maybe more so) than the President.<BR/><BR/>Tax revenues right now actually seem to be way up. Were it not for the extra costs of Iraq and Afghanistan, we might not have a deficit this year.Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-70839508723781473232007-10-11T21:52:00.000-06:002007-10-11T21:52:00.000-06:00Balancing the budget during the Clinton years was ...Balancing the budget during the Clinton years was as easy as making money in the stock market in the Clinton years--anyone could do it. Anyone who compares the Bush and Clinton budgets not only has no grasp on reality, but needs to think a wee bit more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-802314100867034722007-10-02T22:25:00.000-06:002007-10-02T22:25:00.000-06:00You are absolutely correct. I couldn't agree with...You are absolutely correct. I couldn't agree with you more. Clinton did a great job of getting rid of the deficit, and Bush came along and ruined it. <BR/><BR/>(But then again, a president can't create deficits all by himself...)Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-8757703017351682322007-10-02T22:18:00.000-06:002007-10-02T22:18:00.000-06:00Just don't blame Democrats. President Clinton, wh...Just don't blame Democrats. President Clinton, whatever his faults, balanced the budget. Bush 43 promptly unbalanced it again, two years before before he invaded Iraq.rmwarnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948594032787232166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-28593685259156697112007-10-02T20:04:00.000-06:002007-10-02T20:04:00.000-06:00Richard,You need to read more closely. Either tha...Richard,<BR/><BR/>You need to read more closely. Either that, or don't interpret what I have to say. First of all, the way to take care of the cost of the Iraq war is to end it.<BR/><BR/>Second of all, the debt has reached crisis proportions, and the way to reduce the debt is to return government to its proper role.<BR/><BR/>Far greater than our military budget is the problem that FDR gave us--regulation and faux redemption. Medicare, medicaid, and social security (whose unfunded obligations now total 1.5 times our current debt.)Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-78203340335968808842007-10-02T19:44:00.000-06:002007-10-02T19:44:00.000-06:00One more thing, which I'm sure Frank is aware of t...One more thing, which I'm sure Frank is aware of though he doesn't mention it. The National Debt is <A HREF="http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/" REL="nofollow">well over $9 trillion, and increasing by $1.51 billion per day</A>.<BR/><BR/>I'm old enough to remember when Republicans used to be concerned about the National Debt. Now it goes down during Democratic administrations, and up --way up-- when Republicans are in the White House.rmwarnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948594032787232166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-42171738331020857492007-10-02T19:23:00.000-06:002007-10-02T19:23:00.000-06:00I don't know where that $150 billion figure comes ...I don't know where that $150 billion figure comes from. If you count all the costs, the Iraq fiasco is going to cost $2 trillion-- roughly the cost of World War II in today's dollars. <BR/><BR/>Right now, the Bush administration is borrowing the money from Japan ($600 billion so far) and China ($400 billion).<BR/><BR/>I wish that Congress would raise taxes to pay for the war, that would actually be the responsible thing to do. But the Democratic leadership doesn't have the nerve.rmwarnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948594032787232166noreply@blogger.com