USA- Random thoughts

Cost of War in Iraq
One can thank George Bush and Tony Blair for prosecuting an unjust war in Iraq and in the process running into ground the American and Gloabal Economy. The cost of war to the Amricans and the British is bound to go up and up as long as the occupation of Iraq and the unwinnable war in Afganisthan continue. The dollor is seeking new lows daily, oil prices are going up and the American Banks and Companies may soon be owned by Sovereign Funds from the Middle East and other Oil Producing Countires.
But the real tragedy is the countless lives lost in Iraq and the disasters visited on the citizens and families there. It is nightmarish to think how the survivors will pick up the pieces and rebuild their lives and when can they start to do so. American soldiers and their families are another aspect of this tragic misadventure by Bush and Blair. It is pathetic that America cannot find enough money or resources to treat the wounded and traumatised soldiers coming back from the battlefield.
The mighty America has fallen a lot dragging the British along in a massive self-inflicted catastrophe.And giving Democracy a bad name in the process. I can hear the Russians laughing all the way to the Bank

Election 2008

The US Presidential race will really get interesting if McCain picks a Woman or Black as his running mate. Then he is sure to win. Clinton and Obama are splitting the Democrats and whoever is nominated will find it verydifficult to fight against a McCain slate with a Woman or Black as a running mate. May be he can go one better and select Condi Rice and thus appeal both to the Blacks and Women.

But I am afraid that McCain will prove to be 'Bush Lite' in office and will continue the policies of the present Republican Administration without much change and with little dilution. He has already stated that th USA has to be in Iraq for decades more. He is not having a great agenda on the economy either. He has confessed to his lack of understanding of financial markets. So he will be another laid-back President enjoying the privileges of Office and letting the country slide further.