Originally posted by: ricarleite
Chaltab allow me to move away from the main discussion for a while and pose you this question - one that I've already did, but would be interesting on the present discussion - do you think this war on terror is actually winnable, it'll end?

I think that we can win. This is not to say I think we will win. I think that if we resolve to win and vote for politictians who understand the danger that radiacl Islam poses, and are willing to use the proper ammount of force, then yes, we can win. What scares me is that too many people don't seem to want to win.

The original topic is a good example. The $$$ spent on the war on terror? As long as it is buying the equipment and supplies our troops need to win and its not helping our enemies, I don't think who gets the money in the end matters. If Company A makes the best body armor available, and it helps to keep our troops alive, what's wrong with them getting money for that? I think they deserve it. I think that's capitalism. Are they profiting off war? I guess, but that doesn't bother me. If they were making shoddy product, that would bother me. That would be something worth investigating, but I see no moral dilema with an honest transaction.

The message I get is that the people who care about who gets the money, really are saying "Hey, if someone is profiting off this war, God forbid, then it must be an illegitimate war! We don't have to fight it!"

And to them, I'd point out that it was World War 2 that brought the US out of the great depression. Should we have not fought THAT war since someone profited off it?