A few questions about the government?

Question by Boss: A few questions about the government?
1. Why do political leaders accept money from big alcohol or tobbaco companys in exchange for votes that affect the companys sales, and why are acts like this not stopped?

2. Why is it that when Haiti is struck with an earthquake that help is sent there seemingly overnight yet when New Orleans is hit with hurricane Katrinia it takes how long for help to get there.

3. Genocide is happening in Africa yet the United States has done nothing to help the situation there, why is that and yet in WW2 the US helped the allies with the German concentration camps.

4. Why are prescription drugs legal and yet people overdose on them all the time and yet marijuana isnt legal but it is recognized by 14 states for its medicinal purposes?

5. Why is it that nations in Africa harbor terrorist organizations and the US has not searched there for terrorists?

6. Why after 9/11 when all US airspace was grounded, did Osama bin laden and his family fly out of the US? and why was bush not questioned about this?

7. In places like Iraq does the US “help” decide what type of leaders they should have?

8. When the US goes to look for terrorist in Iraq where they really trying to protect an investment made by the US for oil.

9. Why do US citizens go and join the military of a country that cares nothing about them?

10. Why do we as US citizens allow this to happen?

keep in mind im only 15 and these are my personal views.

Best answer:

Answer by Wounded Duck
Perhaps addressing those one at a time would prove to be more productive.

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