Five years ago, President Bush sent U.S. soldiers to the Middle East to play soccer with Iraqi school children. When it became increasingly evident that Americans suck at soccer, a plan was developed to bolster our offensive. So, some 20,000 extra fullbacks, halfbacks, forwards, and goalkeepers were sent overseas to help. This increase in footballers is commonly referred to as "the surge."
So basically, the government realized the current plan of action wasn't working, and decided the solution was to do more of the same. And look where that got us: only 1,100 American troops have died since the surge was announced!
On Wall Street, investors and lenders have been digging themselves into a hole for a lot longer than five years. So what does the government do? Give them $700 billion in relief, amounting to millions of dollars in payout salaries for the CEOs of the companies that got us into this mess.
But if the surge worked in Iraq, it must work on Wall Street, right?
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