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If you’ve turned on the news in the last few weeks, you’ve probably seen plenty of coverage of the disastrous situation in Afghanistan. Two decades and over two trillion dollars later, what does the US - or Afghanistan - have to show for our brutal and prolonged occupation? How could that money have been better spent?
How The US Should Have Spent The Afghanistan War Budget – Second Thought
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Citations and Further Reading:
Mainstream Coverage
Washington Post Coverage: washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents
Al Jazeera Coverage: aljazeera.com/economy/2021/8/16/the-us-spent-2-trillion-in-afghanistan-and-for-what
Forbes Coverage: forbes.com/sites/hanktucker/2021/08/16/the-war-in-afghanistan-cost-america-300-million-per-day-for-20-years-with-big-bills-yet-to-come/?sh=4f67928b7f8d
China’s High Speed Rail: globalconstructionreview.com/sectors/why-china-can-build-high-speed-rail34socheaply7365
railway-technology.com/features/high-speed-rail-in-china
US Interstate System:
caranddriver.com/features/a14499092/fast-facts-the-47000-plus-mile-us-interstate-system-feature
CBO Report: cbo.gov/system/files/2020-12/56811-Single-Payer.pdf
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If you’ve turned on the news in the last few weeks, you’ve probably seen plenty of coverage of the disastrous situation in Afghanistan. Two decades and over two trillion dollars later, what does the US - or Afghanistan - have to show for our brutal and prolonged occupation? How could that money have been better spent?
How The US Should Have Spent The Afghanistan War Budget – Second Thought
SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS
music by Sam Kužel - samkuzel.com
New video every Friday!
Citations and Further Reading:
Mainstream Coverage
Washington Post Coverage: washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents
Al Jazeera Coverage: aljazeera.com/economy/2021/8/16/the-us-spent-2-trillion-in-afghanistan-and-for-what
Forbes Coverage: forbes.com/sites/hanktucker/2021/08/16/the-war-in-afghanistan-cost-america-300-million-per-day-for-20-years-with-big-bills-yet-to-come/?sh=4f67928b7f8d
China’s High Speed Rail: globalconstructionreview.com/sectors/why-china-can-build-high-speed-rail34socheaply7365
railway-technology.com/features/high-speed-rail-in-china
US Interstate System:
caranddriver.com/features/a14499092/fast-facts-the-47000-plus-mile-us-interstate-system-feature
CBO Report: cbo.gov/system/files/2020-12/56811-Single-Payer.pdf
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