Who is going to pay for it all?

Originally Posted by lookout123

I don't know about that honestly. I'm one of those old fashioned nutjobs who believes it is never wrong to do the right thing. If the president, congress, and associated elected leaders believe there is a compelling reason to go to war (attacked by Japan) then I want them to do the right thing and then order the bean counters to figure out the payment method. Of course, that would require a nation of citizens willing to actually entertain the idea of personal discomfort and sacrifice so I'm not sure that would work here anymore.

Perhaps, in part, because the wars we have sold during our lifetime, from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, do not come anywhere near reaching the same level of perceived threat as the attack by Japan.

That, and as a nation, we have become much more selfish.