The United States Determination To Squander Its Wealth On War And A Bloated Military

                                           The United States learned nothing from Vietnam, and rushed full scale into war in Afghanistan and Iraq, never considering the consequences. There were ways to strike back at the Taliban, which was Saudi sponsored, and Al Quada, without a full scale ground invasion. The United States under the dim witted leadership of George Bush and company did not even look at the Soviet experience and failure in Afghanistan, which partially led to the unraveling of the Soviet Union. Now the United States is bogged down in Afghanistan, trillions of dollars lost with significant loss to life and limb on all sides. And then, without completing anything in Afghanistan, Bush and company rushed into Iraq, lying to the American people about why. Few in the mindless media and few politicians questioned why. Certainly not Hillary Clinton, who bet that supporting war made her look better as a candidate for president.
                                        The Obama and Co. quick retreat from Iraq, which was all about politics, not wisdom, left vulnerable middle east religious minorities defenseless against the savagery of the Islamists. What followed was genocide.
                                         No other country in the world is as determined as the United States to maintain an incredibly expensive, bloated military badly in need of reform. The United States has a need to stay strong, but staying strong is not the same as remaining blind and stupid.