American soldiers get “dusted” as they await helicopter evacuation in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
On November 20, 2013 Rep. Walter Jones of North Carolina asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for a few minutes about the war in Afghanistan.
“Mr. Speaker, I am again on the floor today because our Nation has failed to heed the warning of George Washington, who told us to beware of foreign entanglements.”
“We have lost over 4,474 Americans in Iraq and 2,276 Americans in Afghanistan. In both of these wars combined, 46,720 of our serv ice mem bers have been wounded. Furthermore, the American taxpayer is spending $10.45 million every hour to pay for the cost of the war in Afghanistan since 2001. Mr. Speaker, let me repeat that. We are spending $10.45 million an hour just to pay for the money spent in Afghanistan since 2001. Despite these facts, we are now entering into a long-term agreement that, at best, is a failure–at best is a failure”, he said.
“It is with great disappointment that I share an NBC article, entitled, “Endless Afghanistan? United States-Afghanistan Agreement Would Keep Troops in Place and Funds Flowing Perhaps Indefinitely”–perhaps until 2024″, said Rep. Jones (source: Congressional Record http://thomas.loc.gov).
See video: Running cost of the war in Afghanistan hits $400 billion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtVsNVwYnIM and the Cost of War in Iraq and Afghanistan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B3QBp1MimM
See related video: Afghanistan War’s Enormous cost http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knUkLS0FSQQ and the 1 Trillion dollar war http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH7TYyMvVFM