I just heard on NPR that we are spending 10 Billion Dollars per month in Afghanistan.

[humblebum]

They were also talking about trying to find out which strategies work the best. Now maybe it is just me, but shouldn't we have figured that out about 8 years ago?

Get the Hell out of that fiasco! Enough already! How many chances are needed to get it right?

Get the Hell out!

That 10 billion PER MONTH would go a very long way toward paying for some vital programs that are about to cut.

Get the Hell out! Enough. No more excuses!

[emilyg]

1. kick

[Kolesar]

2. PRI?

PR0N?

The Democrats didn't want to be accused of pulling support from the military. The military has a huge and powerful lobby that would have put Obama through the PR grinder.

[snot]

4. (PRI = Public Radio International.)

[humblebum]

7. Sorry. typo. fixed. nt

[humblebum]

6. This has gone far beyond the point of being ridiculous. It had a

purpose when it started. Now they are not even sure of its purpose and are looking for one. I cannot stand for eternal war. That no way to live. The tough questions need to be asked. And answers given. We are involved in 3 wars now.

[The Big Vetolski]

11. So doing the right thing shouldn't even be tried? nt

[snot]

3. For up-to-date financial info,

you might be interested in

http://www.nationalpriorities.org (this site offers some comparison info, such as, for the same money spent on defense 2012, we could have fed all the world's hungry for a year, or the like {I made up that example, but that gives you the idea.})

and

http://www.costofwar.com (cost of the Iraq war to date is around $1,222,646,667,389.)

[xiamiam]

5. every American should be outraged..WE dont want these wars..we are not benefitting from these wars

only the war mongers and war profiteers are gaining anything...and obama owns this as much as anyone else as far as im concerned..afghanistan surge my ass...for what?..this is such bullshit

[tekisui]

8. Yet Obama has guaranteed over 3 more years of it.

[Matariki]

9. Yeah but we're not really spending it *in* Afghanistgan.

We're actually shoveling it by the bucket load to companies that benefit from weapons sales and endless war.

[Sal Minella]

10. Yes. We aren't "spending it in Afghanistan" -- we're spending it

with U.S. corporations to buy things that will blow the shit out of Afghanistan.

[slipslidingaway]

12. We'll need to raise the debt ceiling to continue the spending. n/t

[lib2DaBone]

13. k/r How could they forget? WE trained afghanistan how to bankrupt Russia.

Nothing is going to change until the Republicans crash the U.S. economy and bring great suffering on the population.

Then.. some may wake up. Too bad it has to go this way.

[humblebum]

14. Don't look now, but that is close to happening. nt

[unhappycamper]

15. Perhaps it's time to bring them home? n/t

[Zorra]

16. costofwar

http://costofwar.com/en/

[Blue Owl]

17. Yup, it's called MOTHERFUCKING INSANITY

n/t