U.S. "war on terror" saves few lives, expert says

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N08304585.htm

U.S. "war on terror" saves few lives, expert says

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. "war on terror" is saving fewer lives than just spending the money on disease prevention and research, and has probably caused deaths by taking money away from basic services, an expert said on Thursday.

The accusation is not new, but Dr. Erica Frank of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta said she has calculated the cost, in terms of lives, of the Bush administration's terror policies.

"The most recent effects of these diversions of funding have been seen in the unfolding tragedy of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the surrounding area," Frank wrote in a commentary published in the British Medical Journal.

"Governments must protect their citizens, and anticipating these possible future threats is appropriate and could prove essential to Americans' health."

[tk2kewl]

1. Ummm... not only is it not saving lives... ummm...

:eyes:

[ShockediSay]

2. "enormous numbers of Americans will die unnecessarily."

"Frank warned there is a threat that because of the U.S. government's policy, enormous numbers of Americans will die unnecessarily."

Yeah, but look at Haliburton's profits and those of the other contractors!

[krkaufman]

3. "...*PROBABLY* caused deaths..." -- WTF?

PROBABLY? Ain't no prob'ly about it!

[Up2Late]

6. Exactly right

:banghead: :crazy:

[applegrove]

4. Duh! Neocons invented nothing. They made it up. Reasons for

government programs were because some things government did better. No kidding that neocons had to wait until the generation that undid robber barons passed on. No kidding they had to wait until the generation that undid fascism passed on and retired.

Bunch of stupid Utopian delusionals had to wait until the cultural memory of the reasons for the institution of government programs was dim enough for them to walk right on through.

No kidding that most of the neocons are over 70. Took them that long to wait for the generation that experienced & implemented all these great changes to pass away or be very retired.

I used to wait until my parents were asleep before I went out and bought smokes.

Neocons are tenatious.

[pinniped]

5. On the brighter side, * and his minions are getting richer.

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[radfringe]

7. next up War on Nature?

oops -- he's already doing that....