1) what about the cost of diverting resources to finance the war? what of the health costs we incur for the health benefits of the wounded, support of their fam

1) what about the cost of diverting resources to finance the war? what of the health costs we incur for the health benefits of the wounded, support of their families, etc? You're not addressing my point. You're merely reinforcing it by being as short-sighted as the author of the article and not going far enough to compute the actual costs. 2) huh? did you see the debt reagan left us? and again, my issue is we're spending money on wars and cutting it from education and other vital investments, anyway. medicare and social security are a different discussion.