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xoxoxoBruce

07-30-2010 09:55 AM

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On the hearts and minds thing, I reading what's going on there, is what happened in Iraq.

classicman

07-30-2010 12:38 PM

Isn't that wonderful... Where is that from Bruce?

xoxoxoBruce

07-30-2010 11:38 PM

The internet.

Griff

07-31-2010 08:45 AM

I guess it must be true then.

classicman

08-02-2010 12:00 PM

An interesting quote from Newsweek.

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Requesting anonymity for security reasons, many of them readily admit their utter dependence on the country’s Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) not only for sanctuary and safe passage but also, some say, for much of their financial support. The logistics officer, speaking at his mud-brick compound near the border, offers an unverifiable estimate that Pakistan provides roughly 80 percent of the insurgents’ funding, based on his conversations with other senior Taliban. He says the insurgents could barely cover their expenses in Kandahar province alone if not for the ISI. Not that he views them as friends. “They feed us with one hand and arrest and kill us with the other,” he says.

Shawnee123

08-02-2010 12:19 PM

Might want to cite that source, correctly, what with all the hubbub about copyright infringement. :right:

casimendocina

08-04-2010 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 673553)

On the hearts and minds thing, I reading what's going on there, is what happened in Iraq.

I'm guessing there is and always has been a load of countries around the world where the percentage of military spending that's unaccounted for is much larger than the accounted for portion. The question is how much is spent on stuff that can't be discussed for good reason (or not-as the case may be) and how much is "whoops, where did it go"?

xoxoxoBruce

08-04-2010 06:22 AM

This isn't military spending, this is aid for reconstruction and development projects.

casimendocina

08-04-2010 07:36 AM

Thanks Bruce.

Note to self: Always good to read the surrounding text carefully before commenting. (got a bit too confident there-see I told you it would happen if I was encouraged)

If we shift the thread of the conversation over to actual military spending though as opposed to reconstruction, my question still stands.

xoxoxoBruce

08-04-2010 08:17 AM

It's called discussion. ;)

On the military side, the GAO has cited a lot of questionable spending. Plus a lot of the military spending is channeled through other departments and it's really hard to come up with accurate totals, no less where it went. There's always a few people that get very wealthy on wars.

casimendocina

08-05-2010 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 674406)

There's always a few people that get very wealthy on wars.

Rhett Butler was one of them.

wanderer

08-05-2010 08:22 AM

.....and then we have some more:
http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/08/...-afghan-women/

TheMercenary

08-05-2010 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 674406)

I There's always a few people that get very wealthy on wars.

Damm that free market economy.

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