The USA is spending $10 Billion dollars yearly training Afghanistan Soldiers!

[KansasVoter]

Just reported by Rachel! For the last three years!

This number is almost unbelievable.

Teachers, Cop, Etc. being laid off in this country!

Unemployment benefits running out weekly!!!

Millions of kids cannot afford college!

It is so obvious common sense does not apply in this country any more!

[msongs]

1. hey the current administration & congress have priorities ya know nt

[KansasVoter]

2. Yes, and lobbyists

[doc03]

3. How about $10 billion to re-train the unemployed n/t

[neverforget]

4. Money down the toilet

[texanwitch]

5. I doubt all of it is going for training.

The money is going to other places or people.

[Hydra]

6. And people's pockets

into Dubai and other places.

[readmoreoften]

7. And many of them are either drug lords or the opposition posing as allies to get weapons.

It's a constant problem.

This nation jumped the shark a long time ago.

[Lorien]

8. 30 billion. The same amount needed to extend unemployment benefits

it would be laughable if it weren't all so horrible.

[quiet.american]

9. Perspective:

Yeah, the payments were also behind the right-wing's much-touted "success of the surge in Iraq" -- Google "The Price of the Surge" - Foreign Affairs magazine.

If you hadn't noticed, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act kept hundreds of thousands of "teachers, cops, etc.' from being laid off after Obama's inauguration. If you're not aiming at Republicans who hope you haven't noticed their blocking further aid to states, you're aiming at the wrong target!

The Democratically-controlled Congress renewed UI benefits at least three times in the last 18 months. If you're not upset with REPUBLICANS for blocking the latest efforts to do so, please bring yourself up to speed.

If you hadn't noticed that Student Loan Reform, which was signed into law by Pres. Obama in March of this year drastically impacts for the better the number of kids who will be able to afford college going forward, coupled with an increase in Pell Grants, please also bring yourself up to speed.

If you're going to ask me for links on all of this, go to whitehouse.gov and use their search function.

[KansasVoter]

11. I am also upset with the democrats for continuing to fund the war!

[w8liftinglady]

10. here's interesting info on how well we're doing

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/2010/sigar-audit-10-11.pdf

Actions Needed to Improve the Reliability of Afghan Security Force Assessments

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What SIGAR Found
As the United States and international community aim to transfer security responsibility to Afghan security forces, having a reliable system for monitoring progress toward that objective is critical. The CM rating system has not provided reliable or consistent assessments of ANSF capabilities. For example:
Measurements used in the assessment system have overstated operational capabilities.
Top-rated ANSF units have not indicated a capability to sustain independent operations.
 The CM rating system has inadvertently created disincentives for ANSF development.
 ANSF capability reports have included outdated assessment data.
In addition to these weaknesses, serious challenges affect U.S. and Coalition assessment efforts, including security conditions, mentor shortages, and inadequate training. Further, systemic ANSF deficiencies have undermined efforts to develop unit capabilities. These include logistics problems, personnel attrition, inadequate personnel authorizations, infrastructure deficiencies, corruption, drug abuse, and illiteracy. In late April 2010, IJC replaced the CM rating system with a new unit-level assessment called the Commander’s Unit Assessment Tool (CUAT). SIGAR has not yet assessed the CUAT system; however, the principles and recommendations in this report remain relevant to whatever system is in place for evaluating the operational effectiveness of fielded ANSF units.


lots more at site...
Good Luck.

[Blue Owl]

12. Outrage

Mathematically speaking, do we even spend that much training our OWN soldiers?