You have to excuse this Vietnam War-era veteran- I just watched Oliver Stone's "JFK" all the way through for the first time the other night.
I know- that's an old movie now- but I just now got up the nerve to relive those nighmarish events of my youth in the 1960's.
Among things mentioned in that movie- this particularily reminded: "War is GOOD for the American economy."
War is NOT good for the nearly 4200 military lives lost since 2003 in our continued occupation of Iraq- a military excursion unpopular with intelligent Americans.
The only solace there was that the death rate has been dropping dramatically this year.
However- killing of American soldiers are increasing at a dramatic rate in Afghanistan- according to this Associated Press story.
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