How much money would actually be saved by pulling troops out of the middle east? Time after time critics argue that we are waisting money by being in the middle east..Money to rebuild will always be going to the middle east for a long time to come..If the troops were not in the middle east some of them would still be deployed. US troops get paid regardless of war or not..The military still trains and fires live rounds whether they are in Iraq or not..Ships still sail, jets still fly, Marines still deploy, reservist still drill, life goes on….All this cost money regardless of whether we are at war or not..So then why do some think we would be a richer Nation if we pulled out of Iraq?? Some claim the “recession” is due to the middle east..How are these two things tied together?? How much money would actually be saved? During times of peace everyone seems to be “ok” with the enormous defense budget, then why whine now about it??
