Iraq war question

Originally posted by WestPoint23

I just find it funny how many trillions of $$ are spent on military, and this is the outcome of a war with iraq.

We spend billions so that we have a military that can defeat any other in the world, not so that they can rebuild any country in the world. We are trying to rebuild Iraq, we already defeated their army in 2 weeks. Occupation is different than the actual war, keep the two separate.

Right on. Remember Shock and Awe, then remember the miserable aftermath of rebuilding. There is a reason we have civilian control of our military. There is a reason we have bloodless revolutions every four years we call elections. Civilians determine foreign policy and often call on the military to help carry out policy. Our military--the greatest! Our politicians--whoever is voted for.