4,000 days of war in Afghanistan?
By Rachel Maddow, Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 9:41 AM
In this 11th year of the longest armed conflict in U.S. history, it is starting to feel as if we may be near the constraining edge of an American war’s natural life span. The massive and lethal U.S. military is theoretically capable of sustaining itself in war almost indefinitely, as long as it is given the resources and the orders to do so. But as we close in on the 4,000-day mark ahead of our own fall elections, the inertia of the war in Afghanistan seems to be giving way to concerns about the costs of sustaining it and the need to find the best way to end it. Why now?
Categories: Articles, Opinion, Written by RM
Rachell, I’ve asked myself that same question a million times over, why now? The consistent question I get, each time I tell someone about the irreparable harm I endured as a military whistle blower after I reported evidence of blatant military corruption. What I uncovered as a former budget officer and senior officer ranks with Barnie Madoof’s Ponzi Scheme, because it involves illegal revolving door practices. You book is dead on!! I just finished my manuscript and hope to one day be a guest on your show to share intimate details to the American public on how the U.S. military’s and defense contractors are bleeding American taxpayers dry!