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**brewer** · (This post was last modified: November 2, 2015 at 4:59 pm by brewer.)

What should have cost around $500K to build, the bill was for $43mil for a CNG gas station in Afghanistan.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/02/politics/a...index.html

**Minimalist** · November 2, 2015 at 5:00 pm

Quote:"The Department of Defense claims that it is unable to provide an explanation for the high cost of the project or to answer any other questions concerning its planning, implementation, or outcome," Sopko's report stated.

I can hazard a guess.

abaris · November 2, 2015 at 5:02 pm

War always paid for some. Just not for the soldiers or the civilians involved. But we all know, the ones in power wouldn't wipe their asses with soldiers or civilians. They don't count when it comes to lining ones pockets.

**Jackalope** · November 2, 2015 at 5:06 pm

War pays for the oligarchs who are pulling the strings - not for the proles who actually do the fighting.

-- disillusioned veteran.

**Minimalist** · November 2, 2015 at 5:08 pm

abaris · November 2, 2015 at 5:09 pm

(November 2, 2015 at 5:06 pm)Skeletor Wrote: not for the proles who actually do the fighting.

-- disillusioned veteran.

And the actual dying. Along with the civilians of every given country ever invaded or bombed. And the losing of livelyhood, and, and, and.... And the adding insult to injury by giving the veterans abyssmal treatment, once they return home, physically or emotionally maimed.

**Jackalope** · November 2, 2015 at 5:12 pm

(November 2, 2015 at 5:09 pm)abaris Wrote:
(November 2, 2015 at 5:06 pm)Skeletor Wrote: not for the proles who actually do the fighting.

-- disillusioned veteran.

And the actual dying. Along with the civilians of every given country ever invaded or bombed. And the losing of livelyhood, and, and, and.... And the adding insult to injury by giving the veterans abyssmal treatment, once they return home, physically or emotionally maimed.

that too.

Wyrd of Gawd · November 7, 2015 at 5:55 pm

If there was any accountability everyone involved would be locked up in prison for the next 20 years. It's actually better if it's just a normal criminal case instead of one of gross stupidity or incompetence. But seeing how our national policies are run it's probably just gross stupidity and incompetence.

**BrianSoddingBoru4** · November 8, 2015 at 12:10 am

Well, historically war HAS been profitable for the ground-pounders. If modern armies would revive the Roman custom of letting the troops loot any city they took, it would save governments a packet.

Boru

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