Leftist Values

[sabrina 1]

57. Foreign Policy is hugely important right now, imo. Even if we were only to think of the

enormous drain on this country's resources. Trillions have been spent that could have turned this country into one of the best democracies OUR money could have bought.

Imagine even half of that money going to Education.

Imagine using it to create jobs, rebuilding our infrastructure, providing long term jobs for millions of Americans.

It could practically eliminate poverty if it were to be spent here.

And that would lead to less crime.. Which is a real imminent threat to many Americans.

But most of all, we are doing wrong as a nation.

That loses the US the moral authority to be able to influence other countries in terms of human rights, eg.

I just read a report that states the US and its Western Allies have killed over 1.3 million human beings over the past decade or so.

And that, has made us more enemies than we had when it started. So we are LESS safe.

Raising the question: 'What did the Iraq War do FOR the American people?

Stopping these neocon policies abroad should be at the top of the list of issues in the coming election, imo.