That is exactly the kind of common sense most politicians try to fight, constantly. Ron Paul has been speaking about this for many years now, most prominently

That is exactly the kind of common sense most politicians try to fight, constantly. Ron Paul has been speaking about this for many years now, most prominently during the 2008 elections. It might have cost him quite some votes though, the truth hurts. A good read on the topic is "Blowback" by Chalmers Johnson. http://www.amazon.com/Blowback-Second-Edition-Consequences-American/dp/0805075593/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1374563935&sr=8-2&keywords=blowback http://www.amazon.com/Blowback-Second-Edition-Consequences-A...