Operation Enduring Aggravation
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 28th, 2010 4:51 am by HL
Operation Enduring Aggravation
In this era where we are told to tighten our belts, in Afghanistan we might as well just bomb them with cash…oh, we are.
picture via US Army Korea – IMCOM at Flickr
As we are told that austerity is needed in government and we’ll have to get less, it is becoming quite clear where our spending priorities lie.
We’re going to be need another $33 billion for Afghanistan this year. So what’s that, another couple dozen alleged Al Qaeda to chase around and ultimately toss around missiles at?
Meanwhile, we’re getting value for our money all over that place.
Top officials in President Hamid Karzai’s government have repeatedly derailed corruption investigations of politically connected Afghans, according to U.S. officials…
Oh, and wait there’s more…
even as the United States and its allies pour money in, U.S. officials estimate that as much as $1 billion a year is flowing out as part of a massive cash exodus.
Hmmm, maybe we should pay Karzai $2 billion to encourage him to keep that billion from leaving?
Meanwhile, no extended unemployment benefits for Americans.
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