In reply to Kyle R. Mcallister's message of Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:14:28 -0400: Hi, [snip] >>Oh and it seems it will cost 1-2 trillion dollars. > >A pity. This could have been used to both: > >1. Solve our addiction to foreign oil >2. Fund a much less expensive but far more aggressive war against Islamic >radicals.
True on both counts, but then the military industrial complex wouldn't have received the money, and the militants would have been dealt with, neither of which would serve the true interests of your (and probably my) administrations. ...so perhaps things have turned out just the way they wanted...perpetual war, and a continuous stream of *your* tax dollars flowing into *their* pockets. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
