$360M of U.S. dough ends up in hands of Afghan insurgents

Daily Herald ^ | 08/17/2011 | Richard Lardner and Deb Reichman

[zippythepinhead]

WASHINGTON -- After examining hundreds of combat support and reconstruction contracts in Afghanistan, the U.S military estimates $360 million in U.S. tax dollars has ended up in the hands of people the American-led coalition has spent nearly a decade battling: the Taliban, criminals, and power brokers with ties to both.

The losses underscore the challenges the U.S. and its international partners face in overcoming corruption in Afghanistan. A central part of the Obama administration's strategy has been to award U.S.-financed contracts to Afghan businesses to help improve quality of life and stoke the country's economy.

[zippythepinhead]

How did this happen? Never mind (Sigh)......

[KarlInOhio]

Is this like major league baseball revenue sharing? The Yankees have so much money to spend on their team they have to give some of it to their opponents to keep the games competative.

[GOP_Party_Animal]

[zippythepinhead]

Oh Yeah!

[zippythepinhead]

Redistribute that Yankee wealth!