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The one big question I have to ask is WHY is a fiscal Conserative like Bush willing to run such hugh deficeits? The answer is simple the Government of the USA is SCARED. They saw the abyss open up on 911. The economy of the world took an enormous hit on 911, a psychological hit right on the jaw that rocked the world. The only remedy to stabilize the situation was to pump capital into the system not only to stabilize the economy but to pursue a war on terrorism. Also the US saw a hugh fall off of tax revenue due to a decrease in the economy. Since it is well established that the Governments best course of action is to stimulate the economy by increased spending the government couldn't very well cut spending to match a revcenue fall off.

One thing that is not readily apparent is the fact that if the US didn't pursue 911 on a military level there would be a vote of NO CONFIDENCE in the US. This would be reflected by the economy, and there is no telling how grave the consequences would have been.

Can your government come out and tell you all this? The answer to the question is no, your government does everything it can to keep anything that would scare the American people from them. After all the people of the US account for 66% of the economy and if scared they don't spend.