Originally Posted by usnamom

Well, that would seem like the logical thing to do but what a mess if we did. KWIM? If we stopped spending in Iraq and Afghanistan, imagine what that money could do. Food stamp money which is a topic on another thread...that program is a drop in the bucket compared to the war. But when we talk about cutting and saving, it is the one that directly affects Americans, how they eat, how they keep the lights on and keep warm, and that is the one that is trotted out as the one to cut. Interesting, isn't it?