viernes, 30 de octubre de 2009
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Our group thought that this news was interesting because it looks like the US is a very developed country. We also thought that it would be killing more people by sending more soldiers. Yes, it's true that they are patriots and are willing to die for their country, but it would also affect the economic part of the US.
Adding Afghanistan Troops Could Cost $500,000 Per Person
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/afghanistan.costs/index.html
Summary
If President Obama decides to send more troops ( 40,000) to Afghanistan the costs could reach 20 billion dollars a year according to pentagon officials. This idea was requested by Gen. Stanley McChrystal. The cost of keeping a soldier in the war zone is $500,000 a year per soldier. The estimate made by the pentagon is not accurate because it does not include building additional facilities, providing support and replacing weapons and equipment. The heads of the army and marines who provide soldiers for the war have expressed concern that if they send a large amount of soldiers they will have to cut down on the time troops spend between deployments. The marines can only add 8,000 troops while the army can add approx. 48,000 that are not committed to deploy. One official did notice that if the plan is put into effect additional forces will have to be sent to areas where the Taliban might flee the country (northern region).
Summary
If President Obama decides to send more troops ( 40,000) to Afghanistan the costs could reach 20 billion dollars a year according to pentagon officials. This idea was requested by Gen. Stanley McChrystal. The cost of keeping a soldier in the war zone is $500,000 a year per soldier. The estimate made by the pentagon is not accurate because it does not include building additional facilities, providing support and replacing weapons and equipment. The heads of the army and marines who provide soldiers for the war have expressed concern that if they send a large amount of soldiers they will have to cut down on the time troops spend between deployments. The marines can only add 8,000 troops while the army can add approx. 48,000 that are not committed to deploy. One official did notice that if the plan is put into effect additional forces will have to be sent to areas where the Taliban might flee the country (northern region).
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