Disastrous wars are crippling our nation; when will Americans say "enough is enough?"

[Joanne98]

Our nation is literally being destroyed, not from attacks by a powerful foreign enemy, but by the relentless expansion of U.S. wars and empire building. Almost every facet of our economy, except the defense industry, is collapsing; our national debt is staggering and we are, by far, the largest creditor nation in the world. Yet, the massive spending for the military and defense contractors continues unabated. And the people of America continue to watch in passive silence.

Americans are totally aware of what is happening to this nation, this society and to them personally. Whoever is fortunate enough to have a job doesn't know how long that job will last. While our national government runs up massive deficits and continues down the road to eventual bankruptcy, individual states are almost there; reportedly, 46 out of 50 states could file for bankruptcy in 2010-2011; it's that bad.

Here's a sampling of the typical problems that states, as well as individuals, are facing as they try to stop the massive hemorrhaging:

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[PDJane]

1. When the last penny has been

stolen from the coffers by the ultra rich. Alternatively, when Americans realize that their way of life is unsustainable....and they call it the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.

[classysassy]

2. When the dream

becomes a nightmare, american citizens will rise from their slumber and wonder what happened.

[MissDeeds]

3. I'll say it

"Enough is enough". Warring has become standard operating procedure for this country for far too long. The continuation of Bush's wars is accomplishing nothing - other than to kill more soldiers and innocent civilians. We are becoming increasingly reviled, and that has its own perils and consequences.

[indepat]

4. How I wish someone could refute even a minor facet of this general thesis: I await with

breath abated, but I strongly suspect to no avail. :D