Unless they could train those soldiers to help communities, build things instead of destroying them, it is not worth considering spending any more on an already out of control military budget, which has recently brought the nation near bankruptcy, in financing these unnecessary pre-emptive strikes in the Middle East.
As to this whole last chapter about helping the Veterans' Affairs, I, being against over-militarization, find it hard to see the need to turn this into a political presidential election issue. I suppose it is important to care for Veterans, as it is so traumatizing to go to war and to get back to some sort of normal civil life afterwards. We are all now suffering from post-war syndrome;we could all benefit from that money.
But the real problem is not that we need to invest so much more in Veterans' Affairs, the real problem is that we should never have gone to war in the first place unless it was for defense purposes. But now that we did go to war for no reason, as usual, I guess we might as well pay for it, again and again, forever. And perhaps insure that we don't in the future put citizens in a position to mentally wreck their lives needlessly, so no one will ever become that dysfunctional.
And while we are at it, if our own veterans are so traumatized by what they did in those countries, we might wish to reconsider what it is that they do in those countries. And to also help the chaos and psychological collective nightmare they must have caused in those other civilian communities. I bet they are as distressed as our veterans, the ones who survived, at least.
Overall, Barack Obama's blueprint for change is inspiring, and if somehow he is capable of achieving half of that in his first mandate, I think he might turn out to be the most successful American President in recent times (which, let's be honest, cannot be that difficult). His plan shows many links to past achievements in Illinois while in the Senate, which prove that this is just not words, but there is substance to the man.
Which reminds me, I have not started yet investigating all the negative ads the Republicans are putting out on him, with all the millions they spend on their political campaigns... got to do that soon.
I don't really wish to support the Democrats, neither the Republicans, but you know, I would not mind seeing Barack Obama as the next American President. Something exciting might happen and we might witness some real needed change. I hope history will not prove me wrong in saying so.
Promises, promises... will one ever finally deliver on those promises? Will that be Barack Obama?
Obama wants feedback on his blueprint, a copy of this article has been sent to him. Please, do the same, send him your own feedback here:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/contact2
He is more likely going to listen to you before the elections than after. We are all well aware of that now, after George W. Bush, who never listened to the voice of the people he was supposed to represent.
Before and after an election are two whole different worlds. There is no reason to make it easy for anyone to get to power and to suddenly start dictating our destiny out of our control. Enjoy the little control you have right now, before the elections are over.
This article is an excerpt of the book Destructivism, The Path to Self-Destruction, written by Roland Michel Tremblay. It is available online for free on his website:
http://www.crownedanarchist.com/destructivism.htm
As to this whole last chapter about helping the Veterans' Affairs, I, being against over-militarization, find it hard to see the need to turn this into a political presidential election issue. I suppose it is important to care for Veterans, as it is so traumatizing to go to war and to get back to some sort of normal civil life afterwards. We are all now suffering from post-war syndrome;we could all benefit from that money.
But the real problem is not that we need to invest so much more in Veterans' Affairs, the real problem is that we should never have gone to war in the first place unless it was for defense purposes. But now that we did go to war for no reason, as usual, I guess we might as well pay for it, again and again, forever. And perhaps insure that we don't in the future put citizens in a position to mentally wreck their lives needlessly, so no one will ever become that dysfunctional.
And while we are at it, if our own veterans are so traumatized by what they did in those countries, we might wish to reconsider what it is that they do in those countries. And to also help the chaos and psychological collective nightmare they must have caused in those other civilian communities. I bet they are as distressed as our veterans, the ones who survived, at least.
Which reminds me, I have not started yet investigating all the negative ads the Republicans are putting out on him, with all the millions they spend on their political campaigns... got to do that soon.
I don't really wish to support the Democrats, neither the Republicans, but you know, I would not mind seeing Barack Obama as the next American President. Something exciting might happen and we might witness some real needed change. I hope history will not prove me wrong in saying so.
Promises, promises... will one ever finally deliver on those promises? Will that be Barack Obama?
Obama wants feedback on his blueprint, a copy of this article has been sent to him. Please, do the same, send him your own feedback here:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/contact2
He is more likely going to listen to you before the elections than after. We are all well aware of that now, after George W. Bush, who never listened to the voice of the people he was supposed to represent.
Before and after an election are two whole different worlds. There is no reason to make it easy for anyone to get to power and to suddenly start dictating our destiny out of our control. Enjoy the little control you have right now, before the elections are over.
This article is an excerpt of the book Destructivism, The Path to Self-Destruction, written by Roland Michel Tremblay. It is available online for free on his website:
http://www.crownedanarchist.com/destructivism.htm
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