Comments on: AP Poll: To Fix Economy, Get Out Of Iraq

Most Believe U.S. Is In Recession, And Quitting Iraq Would Be More Helpful Than Rebate Checks

[cbsblogger]

We can''t continue to allow our country to be run as irresponsibly as this country has been run for the last 30 - 35 years.

We''ve allowed our economy to be weakened. We''ve had increasing deficits on every front. We started a wrong headed and very costly war. Our government policies have allowed and encouraged business to outsource our jobs that not only tears down our economy, but boosts theirs (China, India, etc), and boosts the demand (and price) for natural resources such as oil, etc. It is total mismanagement that has hurt the US dollar which in the end will be the down fall of our country and its wealth...and the instigators of all this were the business interests that no longer have an interest in the economy of the USA.

The politicians and party that understands and deals with this will control the country for decades.

[dowjones20k]

If the USA would bring ALL (Germany, South Korea, Iraq .. etc) of the troops home then we would be much better off. Force the Europeans and other countries to defend themselves and stop sucking off the American taxpayers.

It does not take a brain surgeon to realize that the war is costing this country billions that are not there ....

Odd though, how the article does not mention all the other irresponsible spending that goes on in DC by ALL of the pols whether they have an R or D by thier name ...

It is absurd that citizens are not rewarded for saving money .. hence 3% CD rates and .5% savings account rates .. but one gets to buy an overpriced home and get a tax deduction for the interest ..

This country and the hacks that run it better wake up before its too late ...

[nearl4511]

Just read somewhere today that Bush has stated that the "experts" say we are not in a recession.

Well if that''s the case, what was the need for a stimulus package? and why is Ben Benanke always asking "how high?" every time the adminstration or the stock market tell him to jump?

[taotxzen]

I was listening to Huckabee''s speech:

"People need to stand on their own." I think that the Regressives have certainly accomplished this.

"We need to increase defense spending so that we can guarantee our safety." This one of my biggest rubs with Bush, the Huckster and all other far right-wingers. We already spend more on the military than the entire world combined. 670 plus billion this year alone.

Has it made us safer? Someone once said, "If you have a military that is that big with that many weapons you will find a way to use it."

We have continued to pour money into the Pentagon with absolutely zero oversight. What has it gotten us? We cannot provide adequate benefits to our injured troops; with all this money we cannot provide the necessary equipment to our troops. So where does it go? Follow the money.

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[taotxzen]

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These Regressives are willing to funnel money to the big defense contractors at the expense of education, health care, the economy, the environment, education, and the infrastructure of our country. Everything, and now they want more.

And here''s the capper. We don%u2019t have the money to spend. Where does it come from? China and others in the Far East. We are borrowing money to buy weapons to supposedly protect ourselves from the people that we are borrowing from. And, the 9 trillion dollar debt that we incur in the process makes your money worth less everyday.

Im not suggesting abolishing the military. However, a small portion of what we are currently spending on the military would feed every hungry kid in this country and educate every kid in this country that wants an education and leave a sizable tax break left over for the working class.

It%u2019s a question of priorities.