Chamblee54

The wars in Iraq and the Stans have been fought at almost no apparent cost to the average citizen. It is a different story for our soldiers and their families, who have paid and paid and paid. The people in Iraq are not doing too well either.
The Republican idea of supporting the war is to call for tax cuts. There was a tax cut before the invasion of Iraq, a move which may be unique in history. The national debt has ballooned, and the interest on this money gets bigger and bigger.
It is not just money that some do not want to give up. The RNC that arrived at the PG house last week mentioned this. Question 13 was “Are you in favor of reinstituting the military draft, as Democrats in Congress have proposed?”
It has not always been like this. In World War Two, paying taxes was seen as patriotic, a needed part of the war against the Nazis. Today, the conservatives are offended at the idea of paying for wars.
HT to yglesias/thinkprogress for the video.