Since invading Afghanistan in 2001, the United States has spent $2.313 trillion on the war, which includes operations in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Since invading Afghanistan in 2001, the United States has spent $2.313 trillion on the war, which includes operations in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Read more|Renecca Kheel| Jockeying over defense funding is heating up amid expectations President Biden will request an essentially flat Pentagon budget for next year.
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Read more| John Nichols | Bernie Sanders holds up a Pentagon spending bill to force a Senate vote on $2,000 payments …
Read moreIt’s perfectly clear that Donald Trump considers just about every last one of us a sucker and that’s not news at all.
Read moreA Post-Coronavirus economy can no longer afford to put the Pentagon first. As it turns out, creating jobs through Pentagon spending is among the least effective ways to rebuild the economy.
Read more| Gabe Murphy | This week the US House of Representatives failed to pass an amendment to the military budget that would have cut it by 10 percent. Common Dreams reports:
Read more| Katrina vanden Heuvel | In the long run, the Defense Department is not likely to escape the growing imperative of change.
Read more| Glenn Greenwald | a massive $740.5 billion military spending package was approved …
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