Iraq verses AIDS

[MODU]

Hmmmm . . . comparing apples to a-bombs here.  And considering we, as a nation, are paying the most for both "wars," it's a non-issue to argue.

Sorry to say it so coldly, but AIDS is just another one of Natures population controls.  Each century seems to have its mass epidemic, killing more innocent victims that guilty.  And following these epidemics come great scientific advances.  We have come far with the research into AIDS so far that its findings are helping with other illnesses today.  However, don't think that once we find the cure for AIDS we won't have another super killer out there.  They keep coming, it's just a matter of when.

[MODU]

Al Jazeerah's death toll is 11,164 to 13,118, yet they say that is based primarily off of news accounts.  No honest body count has been done within Iraq since their census figures are outdated, and hospitals are not keeping complete records.  I would say "civilian" (since that is what Al Jazeerah calls anyone that is Iraq and not a part of the old military . . . so that includes all the insurgents) casualties would be somewhere between 5,000-10,000.

[MODU]

Macro-economics 101:  The nation functions off of debt.  Therefore, we do not have to have money in order to spend it.  However, we have to have economic value to offset the the debt effect.  There are enough checks and balances built into the national budget to ensure we do not cross that limit.