"Junior, Pay the Bill..." Some war questions

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Looks like the cost of the war has cracked a half-trillion, and some leading economists believe it will swell to $3 trillion ultimately, considering longer-term costs.

Does Sen. McCain have a plan to pay for the current and future costs? And, though they want to minimize future costs, do his rivals have a plan to pay for the other costs?

Do politicians believe that we'll just "grow" our way out of it? Is that a sincere belief, or just an expeditious one? Does the public think about this?

Does anyone intend to cut spending elsewhere to make up for this "shot in the arm" to our national security? Who believes that their children will be more prosperous in 30 years due to the war than they would be if we hadn't gotten into this $3 trillion war?

Do great nations falter by failing to consider such matters, or by focusing on beer and circus in the meantime?

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