How Much Is The Afghan Surge Going To Cost? The Answer Is $57,077.60 A Minute

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reenlists ten soldiers assigned to 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, stationed at Forward Operating Base Frontenac in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2009. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

From Tom Dispatch:

Ashton Carter, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, put the matter this way recently: “[N]ext to Antarctica, Afghanistan is probably the most incommodious place, from a logistics point of view, to be trying to fight a war... It's landlocked and rugged, and the road network is much, much thinner than in Iraq. Fewer airports, different geography.” In other words, we might as well be fighting on the moon. In translation, this means at least one thing: don’t believe any of the figures coming out of the White House or the Pentagon about what this war is going to cost.

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My Comment: $57,000/minute .... now we are talking real money.