Warriors for laissez-faire and RNC speeches

nefarious_plot · #**101** (**permalink**) 09-07-2008, 11:02 PM

Read the Pentgon Wars..James G. Burton, The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old Guard, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press (1993) ISBN 1-55750-081-9

This book will give you some insight on the waste and mismanagemnt that is a far biger issue then how much and what for in the DOD.

Sam · #**102** (**permalink**) 09-07-2008, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by nefarious_plot

Read the Pentgon Wars..James G. Burton, The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old Guard, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press (1993) ISBN 1-55750-081-9

This book will give you some insight on the waste and mismanagemnt that is a far biger issue then how much and what for in the DOD.

Hopefully something has been learned from the book.

....although the hundreds of billions thrown away in Iraq just disgust me.

Sam · #**103** (**permalink**) 09-07-2008, 11:57 PM

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I will agree with you that the Iraq War created opportunities for free-marketers, but I will disagree with you that the Iraq is a manifestation of lassiez-faire ideology. .

We might just have to agree to disagree on this one. The post invasion plan was drawn up as a lassiez-faire eutopia with greed for a few, but however we label it the plan was about greed and opened the borders creating destruction. This combined with the WMD deception hurt us morally, economically and created a humanitarian crisis for the Iraqi people.

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I am not being defensive, but pointing out the fact that modern day warfare is the product of government intervention, not the product of free markets. .

True, the government intervenes initially to bomb the path so the greedy can set up an economy to suit themselves with no oversight.

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Absolutely. I think this is a wonderful idea. I think we will find much common ground about the Iraq War, but are talking past one another on lassiexz-faire ideology.

I agree about the common ground on the Iraq war. I am in healthcare so discussions of economic models are usually easier for me in that context. Maybe next week we can open a thread discussing mixed economies v. laissez faire economies. That will be the impetus for me to research. I am not an economist. I am in healthcare. I have a busy week and I will be only posting randomly for fun and I will be out of town next week end. Lets plan on it for next week.