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The republican controlled congress' spending retraint and restructuring of welfare during the Clinton years and the fruits of Regan economics and foreign policy before him is what produced the surplus.
Clinton left office with the country in recession BEFORE Bush arrived on the scen.
It is not the war that has pushed us into deficits...it is the recession of Clinton + the impact of 9/11 + the stupid and uncontrolled growth in government spending encouraged by BOTH parties under Bush. (Perscription drugs and earmarks as examples)...and the failure to act to control social security and medicare costs and the price tag of illegal immigration and NAFTA. The only reason the economy remains reasonably healthy with deficits now declining is because of the tax cuts which spurred growth. The Dems will repeal those if the current congressional majority holds and then the US will be the front man in a global recession.
Repeat after me...the government is NOT responsible for the welfare of its citizens. Individual citizens are responsiblefor their own welfare and the governments role should be limited since it screws up everything it touches.
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