hokiethang
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watto said:hokiethang said:We could have left them to become western germany... and just protected the only ally that had a chance. The fact that the British, Americans, Canadians (and the French Resistance) managed to push the Germans out of France, is an amazing feat.
*ahem* Australia too *ahem*
Sorry I forgot the australians , I probably should have said "and the rest of the allies".
As for the wars are good for economies remark, It's highly dependent on the area, at least for this current far away war. I'm in the Northern Virginia area, which could be called the Defense Contractor capital of the world, and as a result the economy here has expanded greatly. It may not be as good as it used to be, but the war in Iraq is allowing companies like Lockheed and Northrop to continue hiring people in this area and paying them good salaries. I'm sure the same could be said for other areas of the country where these contractors do business.
But I can see that it doesn't have the effect it once did, since only certain areas are really reaping the benefits of increased defense spending. But the US economy didn't recover as a result of the war, but a couple of trillion dollars in defense spending isn't going to hurt (for the time being) either. I do think however someone needs to step up in government and take away the credit card, because things are getting a bit out of hand.