Reading your comment is just depressing and is a prime example of the Dunning Kruger effect. I have a PhD in economics. No other country has been responsible for lifting more people out of poverty than the U.S. For instance, China and India are eradicating poverty at record levels because of the open borders for trade with the U.S. The Four Asian Tigers became developed nations primarily through trade with the U.S. Iraq is seeing rapid growth rates in its GDP, as its own government openly embraces us and wants our troops there to stablize its country, so they can safely build its country. And guess what? It's working. Iraq's death rates are tumbling, and now it's even lower than ours. I wish you would rely on actual data and facts for your responses.
Some anonymous internet user claims they have a PhD. Quickly, everyone, throw your brains out of the window and believe everything they say.
> It's working. Iraq's death rates are tumbling, and now it's even lower than ours.
Now I am not sure if you are serious or meant your post to be sarcastic. Maybe I underestimated your subtle sarcasm. But just in case it wasn't. I wonder why was Iraq having high death rates? Was there war going there? Maybe some sanctions were imposed too? Do you know? Or is recent history not part of the economics PhD dissertation.
> I wish you would rely on actual data and facts for your responses.
Or maybe just claim I have a PhD in economics so I don't have to provide any data.
Hm, I see a dip caused by the Iran-Iraq war. Who made and sold the guns to the Iranians? I'm not sure! Then in 1991 something seems to have gone wrong. I think it was something about the US ambassador shrugging at Iraq when Iraq asked permission to stop Kuwait's slant drilling. Hm, then a massive dip followed, not sure who caused that.
But luckily the US showed up and stopped whatever evil world super power was suppressing the Iraqi economy! And just look how well off they were after the US got involved for the first time in 2003.
> Reading your comment is just depressing and is a prime example of the Dunning Kruger effect. I have a PhD in economics.
You must think you know a lot.
> No other country has been responsible for lifting more people out of poverty than the U.S.
That's like Microsoft taking credit for putting a PC in every home. In other words, claiming credit for a rising tide you were doing your best to fight.
> China and India are eradicating poverty at record levels because of the open borders for trade with the U.S.
Silly economist, there aren't open borders. Just try to move between China and the USA without unreasonably more money than a Chinese worker could earn.
Also your free trade comes with conditions attached - forced sale of resources for instance, or lowering of safety standards. More temporary income for some can't compensate a country for losing its natural resources at unreasonably low prices.
But yes, that we've outsourced production to them and lowered some existing barriers to trade has sent a lot of money their way. You seem to be operating under the trickle-down delusion though.
> Iraq is seeing rapid growth rates in its GDP,
Of course, get the resources flowing and lift the embargoes and the economy bounds up, though only to a fraction of what it would have been without the invasion.
> as its own government openly embraces us and wants our troops there to stablize its country,
Every dictator we've propped up has embraced us and thanked us for our troops - it's why we picked them.
> so they can safely build its country.
We don't have the government we want in the USA. How likely is it we've given them one they like?
> And guess what? It's working. Iraq's death rates are tumbling
We've stopped killing Iraqis? No? Oh, you just mean we just aren't killing them as quickly.
> and now it's even lower than ours
Bullshit. But even if it were it's another example of claiming credit for your limited role in cleaning up a mess you already started. In this case it just means you're bombing Pakistan more.
> I wish you would rely on actual data and facts for your responses.
I wish your PhD wasn't so narrow you were unable to see the facts for the data.
