Really good article on how we have screwed ourselves over the last ten years and the fixes of the 90s aren't nearly enough link two really good points. the revenue of the 90's was driven by real investment in technology that drove the economy and the stock market. the spending on two wars have really added to the problem
from 2007-2008 till now the debt has risen from 8.7 to over 14 trillion. 1.4 trillion over 10 years is not nearly the problem it is sold to be. The real problem is the loss of lives, yet Obama keeps send more soldiers there.
OK so i said he is sending more troops there. That means we are not getting out, but getting in. That chart is just afghan and just IED. Here are the numbers for all us in afghan. 2008 155 2009 317 2010 499
well obama's planning on a pull out hppefully he sticks to it. this news is from january i don't know if anything has changed
Yeah, hopefully though there seem to be indications Obama may not resist the desire of the hawks to remain. Many Iraqis and Americans wish us to leave and if we can put enough pressure on Obama he might do so.
Natural resources: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/world/asia/14minerals.html Also betting our government wants a piece of the opium trade.