At the time of the 9/11 attack, we were spending something like $100 million in Afghanistan trying to improve the life of the people there.
At least that’s what Charlie Wilson wanted us to think.
Where in the Constitution does it say we should make it policy to send our tax money to ANY other country other than via private enterprise?
$173,588,887 just in FY 2001, to be exact. See:
| Afghanistan: Complex Emergency Situation Report #1 (US aid BEFORE 911) September 6, 2001 ^ |
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| Posted by Stultis On News/Activism ^ 12/24/2002 8:26:23 AM CST · 3 replies · 211+ views United States Agency for International Development ^ | 6 September 2001 Afghanistan - Complex EmergencySituation Report #1 (FY 2001)September 6, 2001 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID)BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR)OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Situation Report #1, Fiscal Year (FY 2001), September 6, 2001 BackgroundTwo decades of war in Afghanistan, including a decade-long Soviet occupation and ensuing civil strife, have left Afghanistan impoverished and mired in an extended humanitarian crisis. Government infrastructure, including the ability to deliver the most basic health, education, and other social services, has completely collapsed. Most resources are directed to the war effort. Severe restrictions by the Taliban, including a restriction on women... |
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The terrorist were encouraged by the spineless and weak actions of our government in the years before 9/11. They were licking their chops while looking at an America they thought was afraid to fight.