We Got NO SERVICES Cuz The Owners Are Spending $50 Million of OUR MONEY to Kill One Taliban Soldier

[Panaconda]

Killing each Taliban soldier costs $50 Million

Killing 20 Taliban costs $1 Billion / Killing all the Taliban would cost $1.7 Trillion

Thursday 30 September 2010, by Matthew Nasuti


The Pentagon will not tell the public what it costs to locate, target and kill a single Taliban soldier because the price-tag is so scandalously high that it makes the Taliban appear to be Super-Soldiers. As set out in this article, the estimated cost to kill each Taliban is as high as $100 million, with a conservative estimate being $50 million. A public discussion should be taking place in the United States regarding whether the Taliban have become too expensive an enemy to defeat.

Each month the Pentagon generates a ream of dubious statistics designed to create the illusion of progress in Afghanistan. In response this author decided to compile his own statistics. As the goal of any war is to kill the enemy, the idea was to calculate what it actually costs to kill just one of the enemy. The obstacles encountered in generating such a statistic are formidable. The problem is that the Pentagon continues to illegally classify all negative war news and embarrassing information. Regardless, some information has been collected from independent sources. Here is what we know in summary and round numbers:

1. Taliban Field Strength: 35,000 troops

2. Taliban Killed Per Year by Coalition forces: 2,000 (best available information)

3. Pentagon Direct Costs for Afghan War for 2010: $100 billion

4. Pentagon Indirect Costs for Afghan War for 2010: $100 billion

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http://kabulpress.org/my/spip.php?article32304

[rucky]

1. Yeah, but he looks like Boba Fett. n/t

[TonyMontana]

2. Bin Laden's goal: Bankrupt America

Looks like the plan is right on track.

[leftstreet]

3. Look, if we don't fight them over there we'll all be speaking al Qaeda

or something

K&R

[Starry Messenger]

4. k & r

[zeemike]

5. You just don't understand economics.

There is a whole lot of profit when the cost of doing something goes up....So bottom line is the more expensive it is the better for the seller.

[ThomCat]

6. The Pentagon doesn't care. They want endless war, regardless

of whether or not it makes any sense, because that justifies their existence.

They want more, and more, and more money. They want more, and more, and more power. They want more, and more, and more authority. They don't care if it's for a real reason of national security, or just for some manufactured song and dance in the sand somewhere, or to protect corporate assets around the world.

As long as they have something to do, and they can lie to us, and appear to be important, they'll be happy. It gives them a reason to suck up money from the national budget, to justify their paychecks and pensions.

:grr:

[jaxx]

7. I think you should check out this author.

It seems he is not on the up and up.

Thanks.

[Panaconda]

8. Which part of the article

were you disputing again?

Heck even if the article was satire it speaks to the truth of the matter.

You seem to fastidiously avoid content. What's that all about?

Hmmmm.

[jaxx]

12. I'm disputing the author.

Look him up.

[TBF]

10. Why do you think that?

Do you not trust the Kabul Press? Do you have any details or substantive thoughts to back up that claim, or are you just displeased with the topic? Please elaborate.

[Panaconda]

14. I see

So no problems with the content just a spurious accusation at the messenger.

I'll keep that in mind when considering the intellectual veracity of future statements you make.

[TBF]

9. Someone is making money off this war.

follow the government contracts ... http://projects.publicintegrity.org/wow/

[blindpig]

11. Seems like those guys could be bought off for $1M each....

Hell of a lot cheaper, but where's the profit in that?

[lonestarnot]

13. kK & R. Shooteminthefacedick still needs your dough.