Is $170 billion this year too much to spend by the US on the Iraq and Afgan wars?

Answer 1

It is spent on defense and security, from which we all benefit. Better than spending one dollar on other social programs that only benefit the recipient.

Answer 2

What is the cost of the 9/11 attacks? Property damage, loss of life, cost of a stunned economy with several years of a depression (which hurt my career prospects coming out of college the year after [2002]); I'd put the figure WELL OVER $170 billion. I've heard conservative estimates of around $5-15 trillion. The cost of a dozen terrorists executing an aerial attack has been almost incalculable, especially when pain and suffering comes into play. Why talk about 9/11? Because EVERY terrorist that dies (Al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, whatever) holds the potential for executing a similar attack on America.

So every dozen terrorists killed in Afghanistan and Iraq pretty much saves us the equivalent of 9/11. How many dozen terrorists have died (even not counting all of the collateral casualties of terrorist supporters and hostages) in Afghanistan and Iraq? Multiple that number times about $10 trillion, and that would represent how much money those wars have saved us. Fortunately, those few who have not been drawn into our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but have instead tried to sneak through our security into America instead have been caught, stopped, and prosecuted (i.e. the shoe bomber, etc.), so we have been fortunate in several instances.

$170 billion spent on those wars isn't even a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of inaction against Islamic terrorists/militants. Those kinds of returns on such an investment aren't seen anywhere in the world. As long as we have the money/resources, it is never too much.

Answer 3

We aren't going to win in Iraq. We'll be lucky if we can get out of there within the next 5 years and save our self-respect. We have to continue to fund the troops and their needs. They have been short changed from day one with money and sufficient numbers of troops and equipment to do the job from day one.

Actually, 170 billion isn't enough, but where do we draw the line. We'd have to shut down the whole government except the military to give the troops what they actually need to win the war in iraq and again in afghanistan.

Answer 4

Yes, 24% of our budget is too much to spend--at least, on the Iraq war, because the majority of the American people don't want our soldiers to remain there indeterminately, and a phase-out would mean we're paying less. The Afgan war? Our soldiers need to be there.

Answer 5

170 Billion! You mean a week?

We have spent over 5000 Billion in 4 years. That's a 1,000 Billion a year! I don't think we should be there, much less making 500 new millionaires off of blood money!

Answer 6

No. We need to spend what ever amount it takes to get the job done. It would also help if these sissy anti-war morons would shut their pie holes and be supportive for a change instead of emboldening the enimie. The war is winnable if we allow the military to go in and do what they need to do instead of hamstrining them at every turn with politically correct crap.

Answer 7

I certainly have been indignant over Iraq for it sluggish, yet I certainly have been bothered via the added worry of what would contain a precipitous withdrawal. we've a tiger via the tail, and we would desire to get a muzzle on it earlier we permit circulate, or it is going to turn and devour us alive. It replace into the incorrect warfare on the incorrect place on the incorrect time. we would desire to continually have carried out the job in Afghanistan earlier we took on the "Saddam subject." besides the undeniable fact that, that's what that's. we are able to no longer purely pull out, besides the undeniable fact that it hurts like hell to computer screen the continued destruction and the soreness our youthful adult adult males and ladies are coping with as they lose pals or their independence to stressful injuries. It hurts to attempt to convenience the neighbor whose son replace into killed. i do no longer choose our courageous infantrymen to proceed to die. i choose an go out mindset, no longer "throw solid money after undesirable" continuation of the triumphing "mindset." we are able to would desire to proceed with the 12.5 billion income line with month for a mutually as, yet a PLAN to cut back that quantity and the accompanying destruction is considerable and standard to cleansing up the mess we are at present in.

Answer 8

Honestly, considering at least half of it is lost every year paying for palaces in the middle east, castles in Scotland, houses in the south of Spain, it's all a waste.

Answer 9

that cantu is wrong, its 170billion a year, you had it right.
but thats not that much when were making 12.7trillion a year.
those wars dont even constitute 1% of the American budget.

and 5000billion is 5trillion, which 1.25trillion a year on the wars which is simply not true.

Answer 10

-----I think most of the money is earned by Americans, either here in America or in Iraq. We are spending the money on ourselves; think of it as boosting the economy. ---Jim