The war in Afghanistan has cost thousands of lives and over 550 billion dollars. But, you say it was worth it because we were attacked by enemies based in Afghanistan. Let's say, for the sake of argument, that for 50 billion dollars we could have decimated our enemies from the air. With drones and absolute air power we never would have had to put troops on the ground. Not as effective you say. How about after a successful air campaign we make the statement that if attacked again, we will turn enemy territory into a sea of glass. This being done we take the 500 billion we didn't waste and divide it among the school systems in the 50 states. I don't know for sure but a state by state infusion of 10 billion dollars into education rather than destruction seems like it would yield a far more positive return. We should ask ourselves, as Americans, are we so twisted that we would rather waste our time treasure and talent on the ultimate rat hole abomination war, than on peaceful pursuits that benefit mankind?
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