Steve Clemons brings us back to the factoid that gave me serious doubts about the merits of further escalation in Afghanistan—our current annual expenditures are substantially larger than Afghan GDP. Under the circumstances, it doesn’t seem especially plausible to believe that an objective shortfall of resources is the reason our side hasn’t already won.
Like if we’re willing to spend three times Afghanistan’s GDP each and every year, maybe we should be exploring what could be achieved with a pure bribe-based strategy?
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