Staggering Toll of US Failure in Afghanistan on Taxpayers is Laid Bare by Government Auditor

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(Map: USCENTCOM)

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The US failure in Afghanistan was caused by a system that rewarded generals, diplomats, contractors, and policymakers who reported successes on the ground, rather than the grim reality of a bloody insurgency.

The result, said one US military adviser, was that the system “became a self-licking ice cream” as more money was committed to justify the billions already spent.

Soldiers bear the remains of US Army SPC Michael A. Dahl, Jr., of Moreno Valley, CA from a transport plane at Dover Air Base, DE, 19 Oct 2009. (Photo: Cliff Owen / AP)

The report which will be released imminently will reveal that experts and government officials now believe decisions made as early as 2002 meant the war was doomed to failure.

The SIGAR report will highlight how American ignorance of Afghan culture, the impact of local corruption, and weak cooperation among US agencies have all contributed to a war effort that has returned the country to the Taliban, at the cost of more than 2,400 American lives and $2 trillion.

The 1971 Pentagon Papers (linked below) regarding US involvement in Vietnam is quite similar in analysis.


US servicemembers coming home from Vietnam in 1965. (Photo: Harry Groom / Newsweek)


Sources:

https://nybreaking.com/the-staggering-toll-us-failure-in-afghanistan-had-on-taxpayers-is-laid-bare-by-government-auditor/

https://www.sigar.mil/

https://www.archives.gov/research/pentagon-papers