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pan6467 · 10-03-2004, 06:09 AM

Both Korea and Vietnam were "UN" police actions but the US was in control (McArthur in Korea (at first) and Westmoreland in Vietnam).

Look, whether you approve of the war or hate the. Love Bush, Hate Bush, fear Kerry whatever.... 1 thing stands clear we cannot finance this war by ourselves. We just cannot do it, eventually it will consume all tax revenue because there isn't a clear and decisive ending and there won't be for a long time.

People like to say the recession of the 70'-early 80's was caused by imports and high interest rates and this and that.... that was part but a lot of it was from Vietnam The government overspent severely and that caused interest rates to soar.

Interest rates were able to come down because Clinton took care of the deficit AND Greenspan is good. But we keep running deficits interest rates go up, inflation skyrockets and we have no industries to support the government with tax revenue. Where does that leave us? Up shit creek with no paddle.

No matter who is elected we have to find help absorbing the cost of this war or we are as good as the USSR was...... a bankrupt nation with our people starving and the government corrupt and trying to stay in control.

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pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Both Korea and Vietnam were "UN" police actions but the US was in control (McArthur in Korea (at first) and Westmoreland in Vietnam). Look, whether you approve of the war or hate the. Love Bush, Hate Bush, fear Kerry whatever.... 1 thing stands clear we cannot finance this war by ourselves. We just cannot do it, eventually it will consume all tax revenue because there isn't a clear and decisive ending and there won't be for a long time. People like to say the recession of the 70'-early 80's was caused by imports and high interest rates and this and that.... that was part but a lot of it was from Vietnam The government overspent severely and that caused interest rates to soar. Interest rates were able to come down because Clinton took care of the deficit AND Greenspan is good. But we keep running deficits interest rates go up, inflation skyrockets and we have no industries to support the government with tax revenue. Where does that leave us? Up shit creek with no paddle. No matter who is elected we have to find help absorbing the cost of this war or we are as good as the USSR was...... a bankrupt nation with our people starving and the government corrupt and trying to stay in control. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"