Someone might argue that giving all that money to Halliburton and other private war profiteers does the same thing -- so war is good for the economy, right? And

Someone might argue that giving all that money to Halliburton and other private war profiteers does the same thing -- so war is good for the economy, right? And maybe it is -- but at least granite countertop makers presumably pay taxes (unlike our favorite govt contractors), and the money comes from consumer discretionary spending.