[LOL] Army: Cost of Afghan Exit to Grow Sharply

[green73]

The latest and perhaps most unusual argument against sequestration coming out of the US Army’s leadership is that the price of withdrawing some of its troops from Afghanistan in 2014 continues to rise, and that they won’t be able to afford to follow through without the additional funds.

Leadership officials, quoted in the Army Times, complain that the cash for “extra transportation” just isn’t there, and that costs are going to keep going up, citing the additional near-term costs of the drawdown from Iraq as an example.

On the other hand, the suggestion appears farcical in that the cost of keeping occupation forces in Afghanistan is in and of itself dramatically higher than the cost of not occupying Afghanistan, so not withdrawing from Afghanistan cannot in any way be spun as a “cost-saving” scheme.

That said, the cost of withdrawing for Afghanistan does continue to rise, primarily because of the enormous amount of extra equipment the US sent to the nation during the surge. A massive number of shipping containers, never opened or properly documented, are just sitting on various bases in Afghanistan, and officials have even talked about having to send a “surge” of logistics people just to open the crates and see what’s in them. Canada faced a similar problem, discovering that their ‘unopened’ crates had been opened by someone, looted, and filled back up with sand.

http://news.antiwar.com/2013/02/27/a...-grow-sharply/

[BAllen]

They need to play Alan Greenspan's video about debt. No chance of default b/c we can always print money. Just say, charge it!!

[Lucille]

They need to play Alan Greenspan's video about debt. No chance of default b/c we can always print money. Just say, charge it!!

[Lucille]

A massive number of shipping containers, never opened or properly documented, are just sitting on various bases in Afghanistan, and officials have even talked about having to send a “surge” of logistics people just to open the crates and see what’s in them.

The MIC got paid though, didn't they? That's what matters here.

[enhanced_deficit]

Above exist cost estimates are old, 8 years later exit is still ongoing.

April 2021
Georgia military contractor sentenced in Afghanistan theft ring investigation

By FOX 5 Digital Team
Published 12 hours ago
Snellville

A U.S. Army Specialist checks a crew system equipped with a Browning M2 50. caliber machine gun before convoy operations at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joshua Edwards)

SNELLVILLE, Ga. - A federal judge has sentenced a Snellville, Georgia resident to multiple years in prison for her role in a theft ring on a military base in Afghanistan.
Last year, 35-year-old Varita V. Quincy pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and commit theft of property of value to the United States and one count of making false statements.

According to court documents, the Georgia resident and military contractor admitted to being part of a group that stole over $150,000 worth of equipment and property from the United States military. Between April and June of 2015, officials say she and coconspirators stole generators, a truck, and other items, which were then sold to unknown people in the city of Kandahar.

fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-military-contractor-sentenced-in-afghanistan-theft-ring-investigation



This old report probably has very outdated figures.
Source seems lib leaning but cons + neocons in MSM tend to avoid discussion of costs of wars.


Cost Of Iraq & Afghanistan Wars Is Absolutely Staggering
Feb 22, 2014
"The U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will cost taxpayers $4 trillion to $6 trillion, taking into account the medical care of wounded veterans and expensive repairs to a force depleted by more than a decade of fighting, according to a new study by a Harvard researcher."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeYSC5ijAEs