Uncommon Sense wrote:Riot wrote:I don't want to turn this into a debate, but you are disrespecting the troops if you think "they" are making it worse over there.
Iraq is improving, a lot, and we'll stay there until they can stand on their own two feet.
The War in Iraq Costs the United States
$193,716,605,124 +
Instead:
-we could have fully funded global anti-hunger efforts for 8 years.
-we could have fully funded worldwide AIDS programs for 9 years.
-we could have ensured that every child in the world was given basic immunizations for 64 years.
-we could have provided 9,390,985 students four-year scholarships at public universities.
i think the money we've spent on war would have been better for those causes than getting barley anything acomplished in 4 years
these are some nice ideas and would be much better than a war in Iraq....however, just note a couple of things.....
1. to fully gund a global anti-hunger effort then the UN would have to send in armed troops to Africa to see that all the supplies get to those who need it....in many African countries, from what I've heard, seen and read, militia take control of a lot of the aid that comes in to these countries and the needy don't get it all....therefore, it would probably cost a lot more than that to do this for 8 years....money best spent over there would be on education and infrastructure....
the thing with a lot of these countries in Africa is that it is the natural cycle....when population increases too high, diseases (AIDs, The Plague, etc) kick in to try to curb these numbers....other population controls are war and basically people dying of hunger and famine....it's unfortunate, but they need birth control....if they can't feed them, don't make them....
2. I'm not sure if you are talking about funding the treatment of AIDS, the educating of the World population on AIDS, contraception, etc, or AIDS Research to find a cure....I know one thing though, pharmaceutical companies make a mint treating diseases such as AIDS and cancer, and stand to lose more if cures are found for diseases such as AIDS....it wouldn't surprise me if pharmaceutical companies fund these research campaigns and either close them down or buy them out so they keep results under check....similar to what oil companies do the world round....
3. can't argue with that, although stronger bugs will no doubt come out in the future....
4. depends where these scholarships are....if you are saying in the US, then I'd say no, although it's still better than war in Iraq....would be better to have scholarships for Middle Eastern and African scholars to hopefully have more educated minds in these respective countries....
okay, enough negative thought about these ideas, as it is positive that there are other options available....whilst most of these ideas would be a lot harder and a lot more costly than mentioned, it does shows that many countries can make a difference the world over if they chose to....however, like the US, Australia, NZ, and everywhere, for the most parts, everyone really just acts in their own self-interest, whether it is aligning one with someone else for future protection or to prevent a negative action, it is just the way it is....
enough babble, RIP the thousands who lost their lives on this tragic day and the hundreds of thousands who lose their lives in the future as a result of this tragic day's events
if anyone is still reading I'll be surprised, night
Let's keep it PG-13, even though I don't want to get into another debate in the first place. This was suppose to be a 9/11 rememberence thread.
