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According to a Pentagon report submitted to the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, a gallon of fuel costs the taxpayers about $400 by the time it arrives in the remote locations in Afghanistan where U.S. troops operate.
That statistic is one of the reasons cited by the Pentagon to explain why the deployment of each individual soldier in Afghanistan costs U.S. taxpayers $1 million per year. That means a surge of 45,000 troops would cost U.S. taxpayers an additional $45 billion per year.
In an interview with The Hill, Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), the chairman of the House Appropriations Defense panel said, “It is a number that we were not aware of and it is worrisome. When I heard that figure from the Defense Department, we started looking into it.”
The question is, is it really worth it?
Read more here: http://www.examiner.com/x-23316-Madison-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d17-400-per-gallon-fuel-in-Afghanistan
At what point do those who own and run the country do the math?
Comment by Sel — October 17, 2009 @ 9:30 pm
When we finally run out of money loaned us by foreign governments. That point is, I fear, soon approaching.
Comment by RS Janes — October 18, 2009 @ 7:01 am