Rethink Afghanistan War (Part 3): Cost of War

As we pay our tax bills, it seems an appropriate time to urge everyone to Rethink Afghanistan, a war that currently costs over $2 billion a month but hasn't made us any safer. Everyone has a friend or relative who just lost a job. Do we really want to spend over $1 trillion on another war? Everyone knows someone who has lost their home. Do we really want spend our tax dollars on a war that could last a decade or more? The Obama administration has taken some smart steps to counter this economic crisis with its budget request. Do we really want to see that effort wasted by expanding military demands?

Watch Pulitzer Prize-winning authors and journalists, military and foreign policy experts, leading economists, and many more explain just how much the war in Afghanistan will cost us over how many years.

We must urge Congress to raise key questions about this war at once. As FireDogLake blogger Siun recently wrote, "Once again we are planning a surge with no exit plan and a continued lack of concern for the most basic protection of the civilians in the land we claim to liberate."

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[ThePresterJohn]

What America needs to do is bring all the soldiers home. Pull out of the thing that is dragging America to ruin, globalization. Become isolationist and produce all you need yourselves. Why should America sink in order to enrich eastern countries ?. If its not done, there is no hope for America.

[srugel44]

War is a giant money laundering scheme by which the wealthy and their corporations loot the public treasury and further enrich themselves. Period.

[DeeannAlannaws735]

hehe hab was geiles entdeckt haha

[billslover90]

just my opinion, i think ppl from poor countries should come to the usa to learn about democracy more so they can go back to their country and teach their people about it

[ThePresterJohn]

shipmaker14. Are you aware of the international meeting in Lima Peru in 1974 ?

The USA Britain and all the then rich countries met to decide how best to inprove the living standerds ot the impoverished eastern nations . They decided to shift most of manufacturing to the east. This is the reason they became rich, and we are left with service industries. It was quite deliberate, look it up yourself.

[shipmaker14]

@ThePresterJohn You're implying America ever gave a fuck about "enriching Eastern countries" in the first place.

[lesdoyle2000]

Todays News

"Army Suicides Rise to Record Levels in July"

By Yochi J. Dreazen

Aug 12, 2011

The highest monthly toll ever recorded.

[bxccapricorn]

well it seems like the truth always gets bashed n islam is the truth and the message has come to you so don't blame any muslims in the day of judgement.

[ThePresterJohn]

@ Zobaire90 Read my comment about the Lima Peru meeting in 1974.

[Zobaire90]

@ThePresterJohn ''...to enrich eastern countries''. im sorry, did you mean ''enrich yourselves''? because i have come to know that america does not get involved in things which do not benefit it. Now, thats a FACT!

[Benjamin59]

Lets see " hasn't made us any safer" How in hell do you figure that one!!! So lets leave there and give up our fight against terror and wait to see how long it takes for these radicals to build up there strength and plans. Lets just wait and see. Thats so crazy of a thought it blows my mind!!! Come on man use your head these people hate us! With all of there being not because we are there. It goes back to capitalism and having so much in this countrythey are essentially jelious if we let the p

[GrimmjowProduction]

@slane442 Idiot, he is talking about food, oil, ammonition, pay, electricity, gear, etc etc etc... and yes that runs up on 500.000 $ each year for one soldier...