[DJ Taylor]

IMHO, the Pentagon has a better understanding of the needs of the Afghan Military than does members of Congress.

[EagleUSA]

Do we smell an “Obamunism” at work here ???

[varon]

The reason for that or any other purchase for the Afghan government is a false flag to cover stealing from the US treasury under the guise of legitimate defense spending when in essence it is nothing more than enriching the arms brokers, facilitators and US government criminals. This is just another among multitudes of schemes to bilk the treasury under the cloak of defense or other program of national importance such as the recent 600+ million heist laundered through CGI Federal.

These are shrewd ba*stards we're dealing with, who, once they realize that the American public is beginning to ask embarrassing questions, such as: If we are the world's greatest superpower in the history of mankind, why, can't we bring to a decisive victorious end a war after 10 years of fighting against an enemy who has no navy, no air force and an army that depends on donated weapons?.

There is no acceptable answer, so they will shut it down, the shooting part only. The shooting may stop but the spending will continue as usual, in one way or another.

[Sacajaweau]

bet it’s half the price and no shipping

[ConservativeInPA]

Why are we training and arming our enemy? Why is our government in incapable of destroying our enemy? Why is our government wasting our tax dollars on a losing proposition? The only thing we should do in Afghanistan is to protect and maintain our bases in the west so we can project power on Iran. Get our troops out of that hell hole and kill as many Mooslims as possible on the way out. Then rain down agent orange on every poppy field. I could care less about collateral damage that would occur to the people of that death cult.

[MasterGunner01]

The Afghans are already familiar with the Mi-17 Hip. It makes no sense to reequip with a more expensive and sophisticated U.S. helicopter when they're being flown by goat herders. Also, the Mi-17 is much superior to U.S. equipment to fly in the high altitudes of Afghanistan.