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Wounded Bear

(64,505 posts) Mon Aug 16, 2021, 10:20 AM Aug 2021

A modest (and slightly selfish) suggestion re: Afghanistan... [View all]

Ugly or not, fair or not, moral or not, it looks like the Afghan withdrawal will be a done deal in a few weeks.

My modest suggestion is to take the $100 billion or so dollars spent there per annum and funnel it into the Veteran's Administration for benefits and healthcare/rehabilitation to take care of the thousands of vets who still suffer the physical and mental/emotional scars of war.

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A modest (and slightly selfish) suggestion re: Afghanistan... [View all] Wounded Bear Aug 2021 OP

We're still giving Afghanistan 4.7 billion a year for awhile. jimfields33 Aug 2021 #1

I would suggest that that amount should be provisional going forward...nt Wounded Bear Aug 2021 #2

Yeah, I think that's probably off the table now. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2021 #5

Maybe teach the Taliban a lesson on making deals with trump... Wounded Bear Aug 2021 #6

The VA is doing a great job, more money and less political footballing, and an end of ... marble falls Aug 2021 #3

I've always been basically happy with their medical system... Wounded Bear Aug 2021 #4

That would help to hire the 36,000 healthcare workers the VA is short. marie999 Aug 2021 #7

Its not free money. maxsolomon Aug 2021 #8