greed, greed, greedHei Lun's recent post about Iraq reminded me of something I saw on CNN on Thursday: JOHN KING, CNN GUEST HOST: There's quite a debate on Capitol Hill about this $87 billion war request. Some Republicans don't like it, Democrats don't like it. The president's going to get his money. But people are looking in the fine print and they're trying to find ways to question the president's priorities and whether he had the planning. Michele's comments (see the Hei Lun link), that it is "disheartening to see that people who call themselves humanitarians, people who claim to care about social injustice, would be so full of their anger and righteousness that they would deny the good in giving children of war some toys to play with" are just so God damn true, and now that crap is showing up on CNN! This argument isn't new, but the hypocracy makes my blood boil. The left has long led the choir in singing the of the excess found in the United States, especially when compared with the absolute poverty found in the third world. But now that it suits their political agenda they're turning their gaze inwards and finding paupers anew here. It's despicable. I'm sure there are plenty schools, roadways, and other civil projects which could use funding and repairs. But haven't we long been told that we need to make due with what we have, or make due with less, in order to benefit others? (Sounds like the anti-green house gas and economic justice arguments to me.) Out of the kindness of their hearts the European Union, an economic entity with resources comparable to the US, has found $230 million to send to the people of Iraq. Maybe those loving europeans can figure out how to build that second children's hospital on the cheap. |
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