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Blood In Ukraine, a Big Putin Expense

Pearl Harbor pretty much wiped away deficit hawks for a time. America needed planes. America needed ships. America needed munitions and transport and supplies for an instantly expanded armed force. The common wisdom during World War II was that we needed those expenditures more than we needed fiscal caution.

When the war was gone, the Depression was vanquished as well. Surprise!

But war that does not involve massive, long term, continuous infusions of government spending that stops a recession has another effect. That effect is increasing as the world becomes more globally interdependent.

 

Vladimir Putin's current adventure into Ukraine has provoked conservatives into a sort of toughness envy. The Putin autocratic style, combines with a muscular anti-gay bigotry, producing an image that those on the right have always fantasized about themselves. A bare chested Putin on horseback adds to the swoon.

Since President Bush stood helpless while Russia invaded georgia in 2008, the world has changed. Unlike Bush, Obama has not looked into the eyes of Vladimir Putin and caught a glimpse of his soul. And there are new pressures, only some of which are coming from Obama.

One claim Republicans can truthfully make is currently overshadowed by mouth foamed Obama-hatred.

Direct download: Blood_In_Ukraine_a_Big_Putin_Expens.mp3
Category:Policy, Political News -- posted at: 10:06pm EDT

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