text: why does the government spend more in iraq on infrastructure than they do fixing our's here in the states? our own roads, rails, power grids and national parks are in need of much needed care. shouldn't we be investing at home instead of an area where a war is taking place and we are not wanted? that is a repuglican sense of values, it is like asking why do they give tax cuts to the very rich and let the poor go hungry. it is just how screwed up that party is.