More War to come

Obama promised to end to the Iraq war and bring the troops home from Afghanistan in 2006-07. Today it seems democrats are okay with the

wars and say we have to finish because Bush got us into the problem. Obama has proven even more of a war president then Bush.

In the Quadrennial Defense Review the Obama administration has made the case for continuing the current wars. The Military budget for 2011 is $708 billion dollars, an increase from the 2010 budget. The actual cost of our military is well over $1 trillion when including the intelligence agencies, homeland security etc. We spend more on the military then all other countries combined. China's military budget was $80 billion for 2010.

The reason, as given in the QDR, for the military spending is, "to

disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban." and;

Furthermore, as a global power, the strength and influence of the United States are deeply intertwined with the fate of the broader international system—a system of alliances, partnerships, and multinational institutions that our country has helped build and sustain for more than sixty years. The U.S. military must therefore be prepared to support broad national goals of promoting stability in key regions, providing assistance to nations in need, and promoting the common good.

Right now we are in two wars, but really we are already at war in Pakistan. We recently have increased the number of drone attacks in Pakistan and have troops on the ground, and don't let the media tell you they don't kill civilians. Civilian deaths are high in the bombing area of Waziristan. We have already experienced "blow-back" from these attacks with the recent terrorist attempt in New York City. The private sector is selling them thousands of bombs and dozens of F-16 to fight the Tehrik-i-Taliban. Due to the increase in military spending and the fact that Pakistan has nuclear weapons America will continue to fight in Pakistan which will only create more anti-American sentiment in the Middle-East.

The next war is likely Iran. Iran spends less then $10 billion dollars for its military. Their army and royal guard all together is about 545,000 personal. Iran poses no credible threat to America. The QDR states under "A Complex Environment"; "The rise of China, the world’s most populous country, and India, the world’s largest democracy, will continue to shape an international system that is no longer easily defined—one in which the United States will remain the most powerful actor but must increasingly work with key allies and partners if it is to sustain stability and peace." China and Iran have a business relationship. China imports between 11-17% of its oil from Iran with a total of 58% of their oil coming from the Middle-East. I wonder if America's goal of "stability and peace" also involves keeping China from building an oil-pipe line from Iran to China. Doing so would reduce the price of oil in China and allow them to grow at a even faster pace. The pipe-line would have to go through the Pakistan province of Balochistan. As long as Pakistan is allied with America this pipe-line will never happen. This is just one reason for a war with Iran. The real reason is to change their government. President Bush approved $400 million dollars to destabilize the Iranian government. America has tried covert government change and now will try overt government change.