As US-led coalition forces liberate Iraq and Old Europe desperately tries to claim a piece of the post-war action through the United Nations, this news today from the legislatures of Germany and the United States.
This morning the US House of Representatives voted to cut taxes (the Senate is expected to follow suit shortly). And today the German parliament voted to raise taxes.
Liberation, and the willingness to take risks to invest in the future, isn’t just about war and peace.