Why did Obama think raising the debt ceiling under Bush would be catastrophic... but it's okay now?

Because Obama spent more money than God when he had a supermajority.

It doesn't he just added the war to the budget and subsequently to the debt...

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.