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2008-06-20 Iraq

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-06-20 11:02|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 It's hard to say how this will turn out. A big part of the reason there were no jobs previously was because al Qaeda spent its time shaking down and blowing up businesses. If al Qaeda is eliminated, I imagine businesses will return and start investing in the kind of infrastructure that brings jobs galore. It's also kind of a waste of money to have people carrying rifles when they could be contributing to the economy. The key is making the transition smooth.

Posted by Zhang Fei">Zhang Fei 2008-06-20 15:15|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-06-20 15:15|| Front Page Top

#2 I hear Iraq's economy has been growing nicely, which means more jobs for the lads, not to mention both the Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police have been heroes in the latest fighting against the Shiite insurgents. Then, too, it's kind of hard to go back to being an insurgent when all the neighbors know you were fighting them just last week... and tail-end insurgents are considered so uncool that even little girls are telling the soldiers where they keep their weapons stashes. Finally, I thought Congress was about to send President Bush exactly the military budget he'd demanded, which means there should be money for everything necessary, shortly.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-06-20 17:24|| 2008-06-20 17:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Also, why let this money pollute the political process if there are elections coming up? Some of it would surely be diverted for political purposes...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-06-20 19:06|| 2008-06-20 19:06|| Front Page Top

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