Wasteful war spending update. F-15 jet worth $87-100 million crashes in Kuwait

[Conservative from Georgia]

Hmmm, Faux conservative hasn't addressed being a faux conservative

Wanna play some more?

We’re debating F-15’s. Not playing a game. But I understand that you find talking about the huge waste inconvenient, warmonger.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

We’re debating F-15’s. Not playing a game. But I understand that you find talking about the huge waste inconvenient, warmonger.
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You're being exposed. Not that it matters, by now everyone knows you're a fraud.

Keep trying though

 

[westwall]

Here’s Sassy when asked why he now supports big government spending .
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HEY! it's fake Jake the Marxist, spewing crap again!

 

[ColonelAngus]

We have already hit a couple thousand targets.

That is probably like $10 billion in ordinance costs.

Lefties talking shit about the jets are missing the forest because all these trees are in their way!!

Not to mention all the fuel costs. Many many many billions have already been spent. Way more to cry about than 3 damn jets.

Idiots.

 

[eagle1462010]

Sassy has not yet addressed the downed F-15’s.
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Friendly fire kuwait.

Using our weapons that actually work.

Irans not so much

 

[Nostra]

A $3 million American missile, launched by a $200 million jet that flies at a cost of $20,000 dollars/hour to kill people who live on less than $10 a day in Iran.

Meanwhile in America, R lawmakers believe that a $6.20 daily SNAP benefit providing food to a needy person is wasteful spending, so A BIG BEAUTIFUL ACT of legislation was passed to remedy that in order to bolster the economy of the greatest nation in the world.

National defense is in the Constitution. Freebies for deadbeats isn’t.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Glad to see lefties concerned about government spending.

You dumb asses are learning!

Someone has to.

Republicans NEVER did.

Trump did save some drapes...........

 

[candycorn]

So, you want government to take care of your needs? Sounds very conservative….

Considering red states suck up most of the welfare...you're right.

 

[j-mac]

Considering red states suck up most of the welfare...you're right.

Not as long as Cali, and NYC are still part of the US…

 

[AlexanderPK]

We’re debating F-15’s. Not playing a game. But I understand that you find talking about the huge waste inconvenient, warmonger.
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Here's another inconvenience for the US.

 

[GLASNOST]

Friendly fire kuwait.

Using our weapons that actually work.

Irans not so much

Iran is fighting on its feet. The US is on its knees.

 

[Nostra]

We’re debating F-15’s. Not playing a game. But I understand that you find talking about the huge waste inconvenient, warmonger.
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Here’s the List of Billions in Military Equipment the US Left Behind for the Taliban


Brad Polumbo
The Taliban will likely use this weaponry to oppress women, LGBT people, and others under Sharia law.

It’s always frustrating to read about the many ways the federal government wastes our money, from millions spent putting lizards on treadmills to thousands spent on art classes in Kenya. But regular government waste pales in comparison to the appalling reality that the US just left billions in taxpayer-purchased military equipment behind in Afghanistan—to fall right into the hands of the Taliban.

The Times of London reports that the US simply abandoned a truly astounding arsenal of military equipment and weapons. This reportedly includes up to 22,174 Humvee vehicles, nearly 1,000 armored vehicles, 64,363 machine guns, and 42,000 pick-up trucks and SUVs. So, too, the list of allegedly abandoned weaponry includes up to 358,530 assault rifles, 126,295 pistols, and nearly 200 artillery units. Oh, and the Taliban will likely inherit state-of-the-art military helicopters, warplanes, and other aircraft from the US, too.

The US sent this equipment to Afghanistan to arm the Afghan security forces/alternative government we unsuccessfully sought to prop up. (That government has now collapsed and the Taliban is retaking control.) While some of our equipment may have been taken with US personnel when they fled Afghanistan, much of it is difficult to transport, and most of it likely remained behind amid a chaotic withdrawal. As a result, it will eventually fall into Taliban hands, if it hasn’t already.

This graphic from the Times sums up the maximum amount of equipment that could have been lost:

https://fee.org/wp-content/uploads/articles/graphic.jpeg?width=314.2419601837673&height=600

“The Taliban now has more Black Hawk helicopters than 85% of the countries in the world,” Congressman Jim Banks, a veteran, lamented. “But it’s not just weapons. They have night vision goggles, body armor, and unbelievably, the Taliban now has biometric devices which have the fingerprints, eye scans and biographical information of all of the Afghans who helped us and were on our side over the last 20 years. There is no plan by the administration to get those weapons back. There is no plan to account for any of this equipment or these weapons.”

Some media reports and social media posts have suggested that $85 billion in equipment was left behind, but this figure is misleading. The $85 billion price tag is the total amount the US has spent on security forces in Afghanistan. Yet a significant portion of that funding went to expenditures such as salaries, so it wouldn’t necessarily equate to that much in weaponry left behind.

But there was still a vast amount of taxpayer-funded military resources left behind. According to an expert interviewed by Politifact, the real monetary value of the abandoned equipment/weaponry is likely closer to $10 billion. That’s still an astounding amount to essentially give away to a hostile and oppressive regime.

This is worse than just waste—this taxpayer money actually went toward funding weaponry that will only do harm in the hands of the Taliban. Even if, hopefully, they are not in direct conflict with the US in the future, the Taliban will at the very least use this weaponry in pursuit of the oppression of women, LGBT people, and others under Sharia law. And they’ll do all of it with exponentially advanced military capabilities, courtesy of the US taxpayer.
fee.org
Here’s the List of Billions in Military Equipment the US Left Behind for the Taliban
“The Taliban now has more Black Hawk helicopters than 85% of the countries in the world,” Congressman Jim Banks, a veteran, lamented. “But it's not just weapons. They have night vision goggles and body armor."
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[Nuthin' Fancy]

Here’s the List of Billions in Military Equipment the US Left Behind for the Taliban


Brad Polumbo
The Taliban will likely use this weaponry to oppress women, LGBT people, and others under Sharia law.

It’s always frustrating to read about the many ways the federal government wastes our money, from millions spent putting lizards on treadmills to thousands spent on art classes in Kenya. But regular government waste pales in comparison to the appalling reality that the US just left billions in taxpayer-purchased military equipment behind in Afghanistan—to fall right into the hands of the Taliban.

The 5000 Taliban prisoners Trump let out of prison.

The Times of London reports that the US simply abandoned a truly astounding arsenal of military equipment and weapons. This reportedly includes up to 22,174 Humvee vehicles, nearly 1,000 armored vehicles, 64,363 machine guns, and 42,000 pick-up trucks and SUVs. So, too, the list of allegedly abandoned weaponry includes up to 358,530 assault rifles, 126,295 pistols, and nearly 200 artillery units. Oh, and the Taliban will likely inherit state-of-the-art military helicopters, warplanes, and other aircraft from the US, too.

The US sent this equipment to Afghanistan to arm the Afghan security forces/alternative government we unsuccessfully sought to prop up. (That government has now collapsed and the Taliban is retaking control.) While some of our equipment may have been taken with US personnel when they fled Afghanistan, much of it is difficult to transport, and most of it likely remained behind amid a chaotic withdrawal. As a result, it will eventually fall into Taliban hands, if it hasn’t already.

This graphic from the Times sums up the maximum amount of equipment that could have been lost:

https://fee.org/wp-content/uploads/articles/graphic.jpeg?width=314.2419601837673&height=600

“The Taliban now has more Black Hawk helicopters than 85% of the countries in the world,” Congressman Jim Banks, a veteran, lamented. “But it’s not just weapons. They have night vision goggles, body armor, and unbelievably, the Taliban now has biometric devices which have the fingerprints, eye scans and biographical information of all of the Afghans who helped us and were on our side over the last 20 years. There is no plan by the administration to get those weapons back. There is no plan to account for any of this equipment or these weapons.”

Some media reports and social media posts have suggested that $85 billion in equipment was left behind, but this figure is misleading. The $85 billion price tag is the total amount the US has spent on security forces in Afghanistan. Yet a significant portion of that funding went to expenditures such as salaries, so it wouldn’t necessarily equate to that much in weaponry left behind.

But there was still a vast amount of taxpayer-funded military resources left behind. According to an expert interviewed by Politifact, the real monetary value of the abandoned equipment/weaponry is likely closer to $10 billion. That’s still an astounding amount to essentially give away to a hostile and oppressive regime.

This is worse than just waste—this taxpayer money actually went toward funding weaponry that will only do harm in the hands of the Taliban. Even if, hopefully, they are not in direct conflict with the US in the future, the Taliban will at the very least use this weaponry in pursuit of the oppression of women, LGBT people, and others under Sharia law. And they’ll do all of it with exponentially advanced military capabilities, courtesy of the US taxpayer.
fee.org
Here’s the List of Billions in Military Equipment the US Left Behind for the Taliban
“The Taliban now has more Black Hawk helicopters than 85% of the countries in the world,” Congressman Jim Banks, a veteran, lamented. “But it's not just weapons. They have night vision goggles and body armor."
fee.org fee.org

So, after two years since Trump signed his surrender agreement with the Taliban, how many pieces of equipment did he bring back to the US?

 

[Nostra]

The 5000 Taliban prisoners Trump let out of prison.

So, after two years since Trump signed his surrender agreement with the Taliban, how many pieces of equipment did he bring back to the US?

Your Vegetable Messiah bugged out and left tens of billions of arms to the Taliban, nit Trump, stupid.

Go get educated.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Your Vegetable Messiah bugged out and left tens of billions of arms to the Taliban, nit Trump, stupid.

Go get educated.

Your dear leader had TWO years to do that and Trump signed the surrender.
Naturally, he didn't do shit.

 

[GLASNOST]

Here’s the List of Billions in Military Equipment the US Left Behind for the Taliban

The Yankees didn't have time to wipe their asses. The Taliban ran them out of Afghanistan before they could write, "Dear Mommy" ....

 

[Nostra]

Your dear leader had TWO years to do that and Trump signed the surrender.
Naturally, he didn't do shit.

Link to this "surrender", Short Bus.

 

[Nostra]

The Yankees didn't have time to wipe their asses. The Taliban ran them out of Afghanistan before they could write, "Dear Mommy" ....

Thanks to Tater ignoring the advice of his Generals.

 

[GLASNOST]

The Yankees didn't have time to wipe their asses. The Taliban ran them out of Afghanistan before they could write, "Dear Mommy" ....

Thanks to Tater ignoring the advice of his Generals.

I was exaggerating a little bit but anyway, the US should not have been there in the first place so when we talk about their departure it's kind of a mixed bag of what to say about it. You know what I mean? Bad that they left? Good that they left? I am a Vietnam veteran and that was the same situation. We can agree or argue about it but I don't think it's necessary.

 

[ding]

I am a Vietnam veteran...

Good one. Got anymore good jokes?