Wasted money floods the veins of the uneducated, oil business personal and wicked politicians while higher education and the pursuit of truth, love and laughter is shrouded in deceit and corruption.
The 2001 9/11 Twin Towers attack just may have been planned and executed by our very own government to coax young Americans into war. Personally I believe our government would sacrifice our lives, in the name of money, oil, and ultimate power. Even if the Twin Towers were pulverized by Middle Eastern terrorist, they simply got fed up with the U.S. bombing and killing their civilians which includes women and children, by our 90s smart bombs and now drones. Two wrongs don't make a right, blah, blah.., but in the end war is all about money.
Free thinkers and conspiracy theory believers such as myself think the U.S. war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11 is motivated by Big Oil and money rather than national security.
U.S. tax payers have shelled out more than $60 billion, $15 million per day since September, 2001 in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that's a stat from March, 2013 according to Lara Jakes article "Iraq Report: U.S. Spent Too Much Money On Post-War Reconstruction For Too Little Results." (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/06/iraq-war-report_n_2816743.html?view=print&comm_ref=false)
How many U.S. citizens could attend a four year college on $15 million a day? Jakes article claims the U.S. overall has spent more than $766 billion on "Operation Iraqi Freedom" and "Operation Enduring Freedom," war since 9/11. Incidentally more than 6,800 U.S. soldiers are now dead and gone since 9/11. (icasualties.org)
As of October, 2012, more than 50,000 American soldiers have been wounded since 2001 in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sixteen-thousand of those people have been severely wounded, and more than 1,650 soldiers have lost major limbs, another 1,900 have had their genitals destroyed or wounded according to David Wood's article "Iraq, Afghanistan War Wounded Pass 50,000." Also, more than 43,290 soldiers are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Shell shock. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/iraq-afghanistan-war-wounded_n_2017338.html)
The following paragraph is word for word on http://www.thedebate.org/thedebate/iraq.asp.
The only people who will benefit from the war on Iraq are the elite wealthy oil men who finance Bush's election campaigns, and people like Bush who have huge personal investments in the oil industry. The decision for military action had nothing to do with 9/11, the war on terrorism, the U.N. weapons inspections, weapons of mass destruction, Iraqi human rights, or any of the factors that the U.S. government would like you to believe are the true motives for war.
"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives," John Lennon said.
Why spend money on education when you can pay $2.8 million for a single 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card, which someone did in 2008. (http://www.sportscardfun.com/what-is-the-most-valuable-baseball-card.asp) Speaking of the insanely rich wasting money, pro golfer John Daly has gambled away more than $50 million according to today's headlines. That's capitalism in a nutshell; 'I'm successful, so I'm under no obligation to help others, nor will I.'
If I'd been rich when I was young and uneducated on the higher level (college), I'd have been the same way, using all my money for me, myself and I. If I was for example Bill Gates rich now, I'd channel most of my money into local schools, hospitals and provide financial aide to all the poor I could. I'd have a way cool miniature golf course in my back near a warm beach though.
