"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them."
--Albert Einstein .......Do the
right thing and relieve us of these tyrants. We know how they'll look, but in the future how will history see you.
Not that I want the US to be in EITHER place, but if the emphasis in deployment is to shift towards Afghanistan with a corresponding drawdown in Iraq: what is the relative cost of deployment to Afghanistan vs. Iraq? * I would think a LOT less, given that we don't have to defend oil fields. * We (the US) wouldn't have to pay for (as much) reconstruction in Afghanistan. * Wouldn't the redeployment potentially reduce ...more »
Not that I want the US to be in EITHER place, but if the emphasis in deployment is to shift towards Afghanistan with a corresponding drawdown in Iraq: what is the relative cost of deployment to Afghanistan vs. Iraq?
* I would think a LOT less, given that we don't have to defend oil fields.
* We (the US) wouldn't have to pay for (as much) reconstruction in Afghanistan.
* Wouldn't the redeployment potentially reduce the cost of military contractors?
So the short lists of benefits:
* Drawdown in Iraq, which hopefully will lead to a more stable environment there.
* Deployment where the terrorists *do* live and *are* getting stronger.
* Huge (?) savings in deployment costs, which hopefully mean more money available
for, say, reconstruction projects in the US (job creation, education,
bridges & roads to name a few).
What say you? Thanks ...
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According to the constitution, Congress is the only entity that can declare war. I have not been able to find the number of the congressional act that authorized the U.S. going to war with Iraq. Could you please give me the citation?
What role do you see Congress playing in the maintenance and expansion of our foreign aid programs?
Do you believe that the United States leadership on global poverty is sufficient?
Will you actively encourage the President to push our allies to abide by their aid pledges at the upcoming G8 summit?
Thank you.
After eight disastrous years of the Bush Administration, it seems that our next President (Senator Obama, if we have our way) will have a lot of relationships to mend and damage to undo. What obstacles do you see facing our next President and what can Congress do to help America abroad?
After me and my family were made stateless in Russia by the US Embassy on the grounds that I owe child support despite the fact that I have proved that to be a lie and have raised the children in question on my own for their entire lives and was told to close my web site (jar2 dot com) which has challenged the official version of 9-11 since 2003 and has chronicled the high crimes of the Bush administration, why is it ...more »
After me and my family were made stateless in Russia by the US Embassy on the grounds that I owe child support despite the fact that I have proved that to be a lie and have raised the children in question on my own for their entire lives and was told to close my web site (jar2 dot com) which has challenged the official version of 9-11 since 2003 and has chronicled the high crimes of the Bush administration, why is it that your office told me, QUOTE " You do not deserve to be a US citizen because you decided to become a part of Russian society" and "You can give your children up as collateral for our offices assitance in getting your US passport re-instated." End QUOTES? How could you do that and call yourself human?
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Success in Iraq is good for America but bad for the Democrats. Failure in Iraq is bad for America but good for the Democrats. Tell me, Madam Speaker, which would you prefer?
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