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US Reconstruction Of Afghanistan Most Expensive In US History -- Voice of America
WASHINGTON — Washington's Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said the U.S. has provided more than $104 billion to rebuild Afghanistan -- more money than the United States has spent on reconstruction for any one country in history.
But John Sopko said despite the massive investment, corruption and the narcotics trade are flourishing, and Afghanistan is unable to pay for and maintain projects the U.S. has started.
"The bottom line," Sopko said Friday in remarks at Georgetown University, "it appears we've created a government that the Afghans simply cannot afford."
The US and international donors fund more than 60 percent of Afghanistan's national budget.
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My Comment: Has this aid been wasted? Ask me that question in 5 years.
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I can answer it for you now.
We should have been out of there tenyears ago. It should never have taken this long.
The aid has been wasted.
We bled red and green.
Karzai was not enough of a statesman.
Karachi is a horrible ally. May they reap the whirlwind.
With the exception of those who work in the "aid industry" .... I am well aware that no one believes that this aid has been spent wisely .... nor that it will make a difference in the end. I am just looking for someone who is more optimistic than how I feel. Any takers?
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