The Afghan Scam

The Untold Story of Why the U.S. Is Bound to Fail in Afghanistan

(Blog Post) the Bush administration perpetrated a scam. It used the system it set up to dispense reconstruction aid to both the countries it "liberated," Afghanistan and Iraq, to transfer American taxpayer dollars from the national treasury directly into the pockets of private war profiteers. Think of Halliburton, Bechtel, and Blackwater in Iraq; Louis Berger Group, Bearing Point, and DynCorp International in Afghanistan. They're all in it together. So far, the Bush ... Full Story »

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Andrew B
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by Andrew B - Jan. 21, 2009

Long and in-depth review of the failures of the US in Afghanistan. It covers specific cases of corruption and how the contractors the US hires are gaming the system at the expense of the Afghan people. An EXCELLENT article, extremely informative and well written.

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