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vinny9698

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12. You need high qualified technicians to run those projects, they do not want to live in 17th century

Reply to ourfuneral (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 11:14 AM

Oct 2013

Engineers and technicians are not going to move there with their families to live in a 17 century environment.
Bad enough to go to work in the Dakotas with the fracking, can you imagine taking your family to the rural areas of Afghanistan.
They asked American born Afghans if they would go back to help their country? All declined, who wants to go there and risk your life and live in such backwards conditions.
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After troops leave, U.S. to lose access to Afghan reconstruction projects worth billions [View all] ourfuneral Oct 2013 OP

It was a boondoggle from the get go. hobbit709 Oct 2013 #1

+1 newfie11 Oct 2013 #2

Yes it was. nt Zorra Oct 2013 #15

Ditto. SoapBox Oct 2013 #16

"...worry among lawmakers...that millions more dollars could be squandered..." Orsino Oct 2013 #3

"...worry among lawmakers...that millions more dollars could be squandered..." on SS and Medicare. L0oniX Oct 2013 #11

Thats for sure and when the Chained CPI gets going === Cat Food for Seniors warrant46 Oct 2013 #18

It's all about greasing the palms of the likes of Hubert Flottz Oct 2013 #4

"Only about 20 percent of the country will be accessible to U.S. civilian oversight personnel" Hubert Flottz Oct 2013 #5

well the truth is out. Afghanistan had nothing to do with the WoT. it was a pork project for the MIC KG Oct 2013 #6

What are these reconstruction projects? Owl Oct 2013 #7

They are not here ...that's apparent. L0oniX Oct 2013 #10

Youth Missionaries went to a Costa Rica villiage and built a basketball court, the CRs play soccer vinny9698 Oct 2013 #8

Ahh uhm Ok ...our troops are supporting corporations. YAwn ...already knew that long ago. L0oniX Oct 2013 #9

We're there to provide profit opportunities for the 1%. Ace Acme Oct 2013 #13

You need high qualified technicians to run those projects, they do not want to live in 17th century vinny9698 Oct 2013 #12

What is the Post saying momrois Oct 2013 #14

Maybe we could spend that money here. n/t BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #17

War profiteers made billions tabasco Oct 2013 #19

That'll probably drop the costs of the projects from billions to millions. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2013 #20

Contractors monitoring contractors? Link Speed Oct 2013 #21

Yeah, what could go wrong? Brigid Oct 2013 #22

Let the United Nations handle it. freshwest Oct 2013 #23