Thread: The Cost of War
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Old 03-14-2008, 11:07 AM
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Gix you must have no mind or a mind so atrophied it doesn't work right anymore.

Let me tell you how 911 should have been handled cheaply and effectively.

First shut our borders especially the southern border. Security clearance can be given for business travel. It is not that hard.Hire some Americans to do more security checks on inner North American Business travelers . The same for Visa's Hire some Americans to pre screen visa's.

Secondly, Hire some Americans to round up illegals in this country and visa over stayers. Round them up determine of they are a security risk and if we're going to let them stay or not. Put them on a path to legality if they are staying and make them check in for awhile till they are legal citizens or round them up and deport them.

Thirdly. Bring some of our large navy and air force home and put them guarding the coast and skies of the country.

Presto , like magic no more security or terrorism problems. Except of course the nuts who shoot up campuses or post offices but those are home grown.

And it would be a lot cheaper and give Americans good Jobs.

Since we'd be saving so much money by not waging a stupid war. Maybe we could spend a little to fight crime in this country. Maybe do something about the 52 people a day who are murdered by other americans in this country each day. In case the math is too hard for you Gix that is over 17,000 people a year in this country killed by other Americans.

Grow a brain gix , take some ginko biloba or something. Spare the rest of us your senseless rants.

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Originally Posted by gixaholic View Post
911 cost the american economy and people 1 trillion dollars and over 3000 dead in one day......

And this was the direct cost of doing nothing under the clinton administrations.... looks like the WOT is a deal compared to the do nothing policys of the past

... And your figures that you are using are misleading.. They also include our fight in afganistan.. but anyway....
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