Is the war in Iraq actually a help? Options

[Teesa]

^haha, exactly. I am really sad because everyday so many people are getting killed and we should get out of there now. I don't see how this will benefit in the long run. Maybe it will improve iraq's development or whatever others have said, but I don't think it will.

[sadolakced acid]

slavery benifited the decendents of slaves (if you don't belive me, make a new topic if you wish. and i'll prove it for you)

200 years from now iraq will probably reap benifits.

[Spirited Away]

which is why china has taken over as the world leading consumer

And there is no doubt that China will eventually become the world top emitter of polution, but I digress. Tell me, why do you make it sound like this would be a bad thing?

If you have a trade partner, wouldn't you want your partner to be a competent trader?

millions have lost their jobs,

Millions? Jobs are destroyed and created; that is how the economy works.

And if you do not believe when I say that the jobless rate declined since January and that there is job growth in service sectors and job decline in manufacturing industries, feel free to go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and find out. Okay? There is a sort of balance in employment right now and many people and economists predict that more jobs in the service industries is actually a good thing in the long run.

and many forms of currency are (or are about to) surpass the dollar *cough euro cough*

The decline of the dollar is a strategy to increase US exports. Whether or not it's working... I've yet to research (but I doubt it helps much).

The European and Japanese central banks had tried to defend the dollar, but it is in for a time of weakness and the problem stems from our huge deficit and trade accounts. However, currency markets believe that so long as US exports rise with the help of a lower value dollar, and imports fall, things will mend.
We need to wait for the results.

But no, the US economy has not "completely" died or is anywhere near dying as of now. And THAT is my point.

[Azn Kid from NY]

slavery benifited the decendents of slaves (if you don't belive me, make a new topic if you wish. and i'll prove it for you)

sadolakced acid, first of all, it is just plain wrong to ever say slavery ever benefitted or helped anyone in any way....

and then u gonna say "make a new topic and ill prove it"

well i know already what ur gonna say bitch.

...u are gonna say that that later the descendants of black slaves get to have benifits of affirmative action...am i right?

i knew it sadolakced acid, u are racist bastard and dont even deny it...

[Spirited Away]

sadolakced acid, first of all, it is just plain wrong to ever say slavery ever benefitted or helped anyone in any way....

and then u gonna say "make a new topic and ill prove it"

well i know already what ur gonna say bitch.

...u are gonna say that that later the descendants of black slaves get to have benifits of affirmative action...am i right?

i knew it sadolakced acid, u are racist bastard and dont even deny it...

You promised to stop cursing twice, thrice, before. I have had it. Don't do it again.

But how on earth does it make him racist? Anyway, we'll just have to wait until you come back for the answer.

[demolished]

um ... it helps prevent m o r e deads if we didnt have war ..

[Spirited Away]

um ... it helps prevent  m o r e  deads if we didnt have war ..

If there were no hate, no violence, no drugs, no serial killers, no psychos, drunk drivers... an otherwise perfect world, then we can prevent many deaths.

[f4113n]

But no, the US economy has not "completely" died or is anywhere near dying as of now. And THAT is my point.

you take my words too literally. i dont mean that we're on the verge of another great depression or anything, i just said that since bush took office, the economy has been doing a lot worse than it did under clinton

[Spirited Away]

you take my words too literally. i dont mean that we're on the verge of another great depression or anything, i just said that since bush took office, the economy has been doing a lot worse than it did under clinton

How can exaggerations be taken "too literally"?

Yea well, the recession was there before Bush took office.