...a gallon of fuel costs the military about $400 by the time it arrives in the remote locations in Afghanistan where U.S. troops operate.
...a breakdown of why every 1,000 troops deployed to Afghanistan costs $1 billion
Stanley McChrystal, reportedly has requested that about 40,000 additional troops be sent.
...the number of the all-terrain-mine resistant ambush-protected vehicles (M-ATVs)are considered gas guzzlers. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.