Af'stans, Pak'stans, & Leaks - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 07-30-2010, 09:55 AM

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.

casimendocina · 08-04-2010, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

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

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

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

Damm that free market economy.

07-30-2010, 09:55 AM	#16
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	On the hearts and minds thing, I reading what's going on there, is what happened in Iraq. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-30-2010, 12:38 PM	#17
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Isn't that wonderful... Where is that from Bruce? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-30-2010, 11:38 PM	#18
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The internet. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-31-2010, 08:45 AM	#19
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I guess it must be true then. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-02-2010, 12:19 PM	#21
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Might want to cite that source, correctly, what with all the hubbub about copyright infringement. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-04-2010, 06:22 AM	#23
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	This isn't military spending, this is aid for reconstruction and development projects. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-04-2010, 07:36 AM	#24
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	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.

08-04-2010, 08:17 AM	#25
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	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. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-05-2010, 08:22 AM	#27
wanderer Master of the Domain Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 225	.....and then we have some more: http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/08/...-afghan-women/ __________________ smoke on the water

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