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Horrible. Where is the outrage over Afghanistan? So much of our money was spent on this catastrophic failure while so many people in own country struggle with
by Mizza 5y ago
Horrible.
Where is the outrage over Afghanistan? So much of our money was spent on this catastrophic failure while so many people in own country struggle with basic needs. I'm furious. Why is this colossal waste of money tolerated by the upper middle classes?
- erdos4d 5y agoHave you noticed that the stock market keeps going up? The upper middle class is feasting quite nicely, I doubt many remember where Afghanistan is. They certainly don't have any skin in that game, that is for certain.
- altgeek 5y agoExactly. Many opeds have been written about this. Here's one: https://time.com/5696950/bring-back-the-draft/ https://time.com/5696950/bring-back-the-draft/ The general populace, those that supply their children as cannon/IED fodder, has no control of the "game". I propose that all of Congress and those that work for the federal gov't must send their children into these wars as general infantry. Let's see what happens to our forever wars then.
- quesera 5y ago> I propose that all of Congress and those that work for the federal gov't must send their children into these wars as general infantry. One does not send their adult children anywhere. You might argue that only legislators with children in the military are allowed to vote on certain bills. But that would be unconstitutional. Can't fight privileged exploitation with outraged incoherence.
- newnamenewface 5y agoIt's incredibly lucrative and their children don't have to go.
- chmod600 5y agoWithout numbers to compare what was spent in Afghanistan vs a specific domestic program, it's hard to evaluate your comment.
- newnamenewface 5y agoThe war in Afghanistan cost north of $800 bn. Free college would cost $80 bn a year. Ball park numbers.
- Mizza 5y agoIt's much higher than that, we've spent over $530bn just on _interest_ on the debts the war required.
- Mizza 5y agohttps://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/04/16/afghanistan-war-cost-more-than-2t-and-240000-lives-report-finds/ https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/04/16/... Two trillion dollars. You can probably use your imagination to think of some better ways that money could have been spent instead of another lost war. Fundamentally, the issue is competency. I guess I wouldn't be as furious if at least we had "won" and Afghanistan became a safe and prosperous democracy with some enshrined rights for people, but we didn't get that. We got absolutely nothing. We flushed all that money down the toilet then walked away, and there will be no consequences of any kind for the people who are responsible.