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If this war is all about security and the spread of democracy, then why should anyone sully those lofty goals by reaping obscene profits as a result of investments in warprofiteering corporations?
Each Senator, Representative, and Executive Branch Official-- including President Bush and his appointees, should publicly pledge they will not profit from their investment interests in corporations engaged in providing military support, securing Iraq or rebuilding Iraq(Halliburton, etc.). Same for Afghanistan.
And corporations and their representatives should do their part as well by not fighting imposition of a "windfall tax" which would tax the profits associated with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan at the rate of 80% or higher.
WE can learn a lot by examining the role of corporations and their profits during WWII, and the work of the Truman Commission to root out warprofiteering and corruption.
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