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USA Today | Army veterans: Pulling out of Afghanistan was the right decision. No more wasting lives.
As I've watched the news from Afghanistan over the last few days, I have felt a great deal of sadness and had to fight off the creeping sense of defeat.
As an Army veteran who served multiple deployments in Afghanistan, watching the Taliban sweep through cities and towns I know firsthand has felt like a gut punch. I know many of my fellow veterans are feeling the same way as the evil we battled for years spreads rapidly across the country.
This is not the way I wanted our nation's time in Afghanistan to end. But I'm still confident that withdrawing our troops was and is the right decision.
Military Times | Cost of caring for Iraq, Afghanistan vets could top $2.5 trillion: report
The cost of caring for veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan could top $2.5 trillion by 2050, creating tough financial decisions for both the veterans community and the entire country, according to a new analysis by the Costs of War Project released Wednesday.
"The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created a veterans care crisis, with disability rates soaring past those seen in previous wars," said Harvard University administrator Linda Bilmes, lead author of the new estimates.
"This will take a long-term toll not only on veterans, but the U.S. taxpayers that will bear these costs for decades to come." |
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