Traitors?

Right wing loons (tm) like SkydiveRick have this odd habit of calling people "traitors" at every turn if anyone dares to attempt to hold The Decider accountable for waging war. It's strange to me that they don't understand the oversight authority of Congress. We have a "separation of powers" for a reason after all.

Then they get upset when we don't clap louder when something goes right in Iraq. I prefer to that we take care of our own first. That's a weird concept, isn't it?

So.. billions are spent each week in Iraq, with the cost of the war crossing the trillion dollar mark. If we wanted to make America "safer" and improve the lives of Americans, what could we have done instead? Have a look.

For starters, $1.2 trillion would pay for an unprecedented public health campaign — a doubling of cancer research funding, treatment for every American whose diabetes or heart disease is now going unmanaged and a global immunization campaign to save millions of children’s lives.

Combined, the cost of running those programs for a decade wouldn’t use up even half our money pot. So we could then turn to poverty and education, starting with universal preschool for every 3- and 4-year-old child across the country. The city of New Orleans could also receive a huge increase in reconstruction funds.

The final big chunk of the money could go to national security. The recommendations of the 9/11 Commission that have not been put in place — better baggage and cargo screening, stronger measures against nuclear proliferation — could be enacted. Financing for the war in Afghanistan could be increased to beat back the Taliban’s recent gains, and a peacekeeping force could put a stop to the genocide in Darfur.

I'd call them traitors for this colossal fuck-up.. but then I'm not a fan of ad hominem attacks..

ya.. right..