It is well that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2DDB659D-FACB-4155-BD38-E2394F411C57.htm

This post makes a very good point Connor. I was thinking the same thing the other day when Bush announced that we would be giving another 10 billion dollars for the training of Afganistan’s military and police.

We definitely can’t afford this, and this sort of arguement will convince many that the war is not worth it.

On the other hand, many have already been convinced by the cost in lives of US soldiers (over 3000 now) that the war is not worth it.

On the other hand, many were already convinced by the cost in Iraqi lives (estimated at 655,000 last year)(or how about the child mortality rates in 2005 released by the UN of 122,000 kids under 5 years of age dying in Iraq in that year) that the price was not worth it.

Madeleine Albright thought the price was still worth it in the 90′s when she was told that sanctions had resulted in 500,000 deaths of small children in Iraq.

Though many weren’t convinced by the cost in lives that the Iraq war wasn’t worth it, hopefully the loss in dollars will hit them where it really hurts.

Of course war is always profitable for the big war industry corporations, but when it really comes alive to the average joe, we might be able to send a message to our leaders.

Indeed, “the elect are being deceived”. Far too many people believe whatever the media and government carefully craft and spoon feed to the public. I’d be surprised if 5% of the public knew about the large bases we’re building in Iraq. Instead, the news emphasizes the construction we’re supposedly doing in Iraqi cities, leading most to believe that we’re building roads, schools, and hospitals, when in fact most of our resources are being diverted to build up permanent installations.

Sadly, we’re not leaving Iraq anytime soon. This is exactly why Congress must grow a pair and cut the purse strings. Passing these “non-binding resolutions” shows the cowardice of those we’ve elected into office. Let’s pass a binding resolution, people!

Connor has ended his blog entry by saying we are building permanent military bases in Iraq, and a one billion dollar embassy in the Green Zone. My recent reading has exposed many people claiming that the proposed surge of 21,500 soldiers is really solely to be used to protect the fragile situation of security of the Green Zone and its embassy which is currently under construction.

This surge in protection of our new billion dollar embassy and the 14 permanent military bases leads me to believe that Washington is deceiving us.

Everyone ought to see the video Freedom To Facism, which prominently features Ron Paul. I believe it is on GoogleVideo.