http://tubbsd.edublogs.org/2008/02/06/the-cost-of-war/ Just another Edublogs.org weblog Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:30:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://tubbsd.edublogs.org/2008/02/06/the-cost-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-10 alpersa Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:58:57 +0000 http://tubbsd.edublogs.org/2008/02/06/the-cost-of-war/#comment-10 You made an excellent point that there are two “costs” of war life and money and the question is which one do we value more. That is a question that the average citizen would have to stop and ponder however, ask someone that has lost a husband, a wife, a child, an uncle, an aunt, or a close friend in the war I think there answer would be obvious. There is no question that in the money aspect this war has not done anything positive for our economy and the amount of money spend everyday continues to grow. However, ask someone that has lost a loved one and see how worried they are about the economy. As a society do we value human life or the dollar more? Personally I could not answer this question no individual close to me has gone to the Middle East coming back in a body back or suffering horrible injuries but I can also say that the cost of the war has not affected me I am still attending college, driving a nice car, and have no concern about where my next meal is going to come from nor do I think that I ever will. You raise an excellent question which is valued more the dollar or life sadly this is a question I feel will never be answered. You made an excellent point that there are two “costs” of war life and money and the question is which one do we value more. That is a question that the average citizen would have to stop and ponder however, ask someone that has lost a husband, a wife, a child, an uncle, an aunt, or a close friend in the war I think there answer would be obvious. There is no question that in the money aspect this war has not done anything positive for our economy and the amount of money spend everyday continues to grow. However, ask someone that has lost a loved one and see how worried they are about the economy. As a society do we value human life or the dollar more? Personally I could not answer this question no individual close to me has gone to the Middle East coming back in a body back or suffering horrible injuries but I can also say that the cost of the war has not affected me I am still attending college, driving a nice car, and have no concern about where my next meal is going to come from nor do I think that I ever will. You raise an excellent question which is valued more the dollar or life sadly this is a question I feel will never be answered.

]]> http://tubbsd.edublogs.org/2008/02/06/the-cost-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Derek Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:35:18 +0000 http://tubbsd.edublogs.org/2008/02/06/the-cost-of-war/#comment-9 It's surprising to see the numbers of how much is being spent on the war in the Middle East right now. While I always figured it was expensive, I can't remember seeing anything recently that actually put a number to the idea of how much money was being spent. Whenever the war is brought up, it seems like the focus is spent on how many lives have been lost during the course of the war. And while this is obviously the most important aspect of the war, it is also interesting to see how much money is being spent because of the war. Especially in times like these where the economy if faltering and many Americans are feeling the pinch of a poor economy, it's surprising to see how much is being spent on a war. It’s surprising to see the numbers of how much is being spent on the war in the Middle East right now. While I always figured it was expensive, I can’t remember seeing anything recently that actually put a number to the idea of how much money was being spent. Whenever the war is brought up, it seems like the focus is spent on how many lives have been lost during the course of the war. And while this is obviously the most important aspect of the war, it is also interesting to see how much money is being spent because of the war. Especially in times like these where the economy if faltering and many Americans are feeling the pinch of a poor economy, it’s surprising to see how much is being spent on a war.

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