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How the Iraq War Destroyed the US Economy

Posted by nytexan

by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy

Wars reduce the GDP, destroy jobs, reduce productivity, and increase the trade deficit! If wars are ‘bad’ for the economy, then how are they sold so easily? The quick response: they are sold with focus group tested bullshit!
There’s a ‘living’ in killing, we are told! There is a more opulent [...]

Posted by nytexan November 8th, 2009 | Tags: GDP, Iraq, job loss, jobs, k street, Len Hart, lobbies, military, military industrial complex, Pentagon, War | Category: Len Hart, military industrial complex | Comments (1)

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