Democrats, progressives, and liberals support our troops and their goals, but it should be acknowledged that President Bush, with the advice of Rumsfeld, Cheney, and Wolfowitz (all of whom have never served in the military) sent our troops to Iraq with no provocation and with little forethought, planning, and concern for their safety.
Whether you agree with the war or not, though, it is a fact that these two wars are going to add to the U.S. budget around 4 Trillion over the next several years, because you not only have to count war expenditures, but the cost of veteran healthcare over the long term for our wounded vets. (over 35,000 wounded in Iraq alone). Then you have the fact that Bush cut taxes on the wealthiest Americans. In addition, he cut taxes on capital gains and dividends which meant that millionaires that draw dividends on their millions upon millions pay a top tax rate of 15% on their "earnings" while a hard working doctor or fireman pays a higher tax rate while struggling to provide for their families.
So under President Bush we had less money coming in to the budget- and more money going out - a kindergartener could understand why he left with a huge deficit even though he started out with a surplus from the Clinton administration.
So if the shoe fits Bush, then Bush should wear it.
But back to the argument against "Big Government".
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