Iraq War to ‘Save’ Both US and Bush

The Democrats, seemingly unable to field a strong candidate against the Republican Bush, are gradually losing their best weapon—a bad economy. Bush predicts the surprise growth in the economy would continue, a forecast which is intimidating his rivals.

The latest economic data indicates that the US economy’s recent stagnation is over. The growth it has experienced since the Iraq War, however, is not as substantial as the growth it experienced after the Gulf War.

In the second quarter of this year, the US economy grew 2.4 percent and unemployment decreased, due largely to military spending. A pleased President Bush said in his weekly radio address that this growth would be accelerated by his tax credit for families with children. Bush also claimed that this tax credit, increased from US$600 to US$1000, and his other economic measures were responsible for the improved economy. The president noted that many economists thought the economic growth would speed up.