[lbo-talk] Why is the War Important? Was NYT: Party Gridlock in Washingto...

[Carrol Cox]

Were it not for the war in Afghanistan the budget problem would be
_much_ less overwhelming. Obama & the circles he answers to must think
that war is _really_ important, and I can't see at all clearly where
that importance lies. And considering how cooperative (at least
passively) both Russia and China are, there mus be some agreement on its
importance among the 'big' powers.

Why is it given such high priority?

Carrol