Where Did our Debt Come From?

"The answer is largely the Bush-era tax cuts, war spending in Iraq and Afghanistan, and recessions."

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/opinion/sunday/24sun4.html

I don't feel these facts are being adequately covered on conservative news sources.

Same info from the White House:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/26/infographic-where-does-our-national-debt-come?utm_source=email124&utm_medium=graphic&utm_campaign=deficit