Oh, Everything is Okay Now.....

[TaraJo]

whatcha studying?

Was going for nursing, but I'm looking at biology now.

Jacob and Tara - you are both correct. But while the MIC may have benefited greatly (what else is new?), I don't think the country has benefited at all. How many PTSD afflicted vets, vets who are missing various parts, etc are there, do you think? Then with all the money getting spent on these senseless imperialistic ventures they keep cutting the VA budget in the name of austerity. And everybody hates us all over the world. Who can blame them?

Yeah, I know that they don't give a fuck about that. They got what they wanted. But who else has?

I live right down the street from a VA hospital. We go there regularly to donate blood. It's pretty horrific, let me tell you. Nobody gives a fuck about these guys.

Exactly true. Thing is, the corporate psychos got the money they want, so there aren't going to be any complaints from them and politicians listen to them far more than they listen to the people. If the people complain, it's usually easier to work a little spin and media manipulation to get them back on their side, but the only way to win the allegiance of the big corporation is to make sure they continue to have a mountain of money that keeps growing.