[dd74]

Do you realize you have completely contradicted the stance of your Republican president on the eve of his invasion in Iraq - "greeted with flowers as liberators," "mission accomplished."

And kudos, Tabs; sounds as if you're finally admitting Iraq is a friggin' quagmire.

And since you won't answer my initial question (or can't), I'll do it for you. Iraq, as far as I can see, is not helping the economy. Not like in WW2, Korea, and Vietnam. We still have a few million people out of work, right? So much for the good of war on the home front.

Here's a bonus answer to your question: yes, we would have an economy if the USA was not engaged in fighting Terrorism. We're not fighting terrorism now, and we still have an economy.