Where 3.4 billion dollars would be better spent.

Where 3.4 billion dollars would be better spent. May 3, 2011 7:09 pm Jeff-Wash

So the Pakistani government & its military claims that they knew nothing about Osama’s
presence in that compound? a compound within
easy walking distance of Pakistan’s army academy?
What a load of horse manure!
So why is the American federal government
still spending 3.4 billion dollars a year to prop up
that government that hid Osama for nearly ten years?
There are better things the US government could spend 3.4 billion on than wasting it on
a Pakistani government that helps terrorists.

Unfortunately, Pakistan is the only friendly country with a seacoast bordering Afghanistan we can use to supply our troops there. ... by ER 2011-05-04 04:23:38
- Excellent points. Particularly the logistics issue, which was a primary reason we couldn't get boots on the ground during ... by TB 2011-05-04 12:50:23
- Interesting analysis. by Eri 2011-05-04 06:03:34
  - http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/05/03/could-bin-ladens-death-speed-the-end-to-the-afghan-war/?xid=rss-world-yahoo Apparently I'm not the only one thinking along these lines. Just a few months ago, a withdrawal from Afghanistan ... by ER 2011-05-04 11:45:40
    - The current annual cost of Afghanistan floats somewhere around $107 billion a year. This is less than ten days ... by TB 2011-05-04 13:11:06
      - It's not just dollars and cents. It's wear and tear, and immense human costs. We've been redlining our ... by ER 2011-05-04 14:18:57
        
        Look at the diagram I linked to. How much money is currently spend on the money spent on "the ... by TB 2011-05-05 09:38:15
        
        Pay attention, Tom. It's not about the money. It's about wrecking our military, which I concede is being done ... by ER 2011-05-05 10:18:35
Yep. $3.4 billion would pay a few teacher salaries, a few firemen, police, maybe a replacement bridge somewhere. ... by Eri 2011-05-03 22:13:24
- Again, those aren't Federal expenditures. Please try to retain this information. by TB 2011-05-04 12:45:28
  - I believe our Federal Government provides dollars to various states for projects which flow into all the things I mentioned. ... by Eri 2011-05-04 22:26:32
    - In 2008, government money accounted for about 26 percent of state expenditures, and of that, 57 percent was Medicaid, leaving ... by TB 2011-05-05 09:49:24
      - Sweet Jesus, TB, leave it alone. You're beating a dead horse. by Eri 2011-05-05 16:37:12
        
        Maybe so, but it might be instructive to someone other than the dead horse. I am well aware that there is ... by TB 2011-05-05 16:48:56
        
        You always have to have the last word, don't you? :-) by Eri 2011-05-05 21:25:50

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