I think it is about time America forgot about saving the rest of the world and took care of their own. I read an article in Atlantic Monthly about the economy and how one segment of society in particular is in dire straits. This is the inner city ghetto. Unemployment is at an all-time high in the black communities and people are earning their living in the underground economy. When that low-life Sirhan Sirhan snuffed out the life of Robert Kennedy he also snuffed out any hope of America waging war against poverty. Can you imagine how powerful the American society could have been if the trillions of dollars spent on wars in Vietnam, Cambodia, Iraq and Afghanistan had been kept within their borders? Greedy insurance companies wouldn't have corrupted the health care system. Inner city schools would enjoy the same benefits as white suburban schools. Crime would be greatly diminished because when people have productive jobs they have no need to turn to crime. When the people have hope would they still turn to dope?
