http://papabiz.net/news/air-conditio...s20-2-billion/
I think we, as a country, need to just get the helk out of there. There is a reason why every attempt has failed when it comes to "conquering" it or "bringing it under control".
All the money spent on our troops is one thing, and too much at that, but to spend all the money to train the Afghan troops and have them say that they can't support themselves when we leave? Training / sinking money into that wasteland it a futile effort, one that we simply can't afford to do.
How in the world can the US budget be reigned in with this kind of spending?
In the overall scheme of things, $20 billion may not seem like much (when compared to $14 trillion) but every little thing counts and throwing money away in a futile effort is just plain ridiculous.
From that article, withdrawing troops is not enough b/c it's the infrastructure that is costing all the money. I think Afghanistan is much like the US when it comes to foreign armies occupying it: it's just not worth it.