Originally Posted by
ironchef
Well I can't speak for the other wars besides WW2, so here goes.
Through FDR's actions, the country had gotten out of the great depression, went on to become a powerful economy, and coincidentally sparked the baby boom, which produced a huge generation of smart, productive individuals that made this country flourish, thus experiencing one of the greatest times of economic prosperity.
As for the useless Iraq war. We're now over $10 trillion in debt, much of it to China, the value of the dollar is way to low, gas prices are way to high, there was no weapons of mass destruction found, and we lost several thousand lives to make that happen.
Difference? You tell me.
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