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"As we reach the 13th day of the war in Iran – with death and destruction
rippling throughout the Middle East – it’s important to bear in mind where the
real failure lies.
So far, nearly 2,000 people have been killed, including 175 Iranian
schoolchildren and seven US service members. At least 140 US service members
have been wounded, several critically. The final tallies on both sides will
almost certainly be far higher.
Soaring oil and gas prices in the US are inevitably hitting the poor and
working class much harder than the affluent.
We’re spending huge resources on this war – so far, roughly $1bn per day, or
$41,666,667 per hour, $11,574 per second.
These are resources that could be better spent improving the lives of the
American people.
Americans need healthcare. Affordable housing. Childcare and eldercare. Better
schools. We want our basic needs met. But the government has said we “can’t
afford” these things.
Yet supposedly we
can afford nearly $1tn for the Pentagon. Trump now says the
Pentagon needs $500bn more.
The tragic failure at the center of this devastation is not that most Americans
have succumbed to war fever. To the contrary, poll after poll shows that most
Americans do not support this war.
In fact, this is the first war America has entered in modern times
without
majority in support.
The real failure is that the richest and most powerful nation in the world –
the nation that has led the world since the second world war and that
established the postwar international order emphasizing multilateralism,
democracy, human rights, and the rule of law – is now being led by a rogue
president who rejects all these values."
Via Tom Gryzbow and Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
