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Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for additional troops sent to Afghanistan and that NATO should provide half of the new soldiers.
That cost, Levin said, should be paid by wealthier taxpayers. “They have done incredibly well, and I think that it’s important that we pay for it if we possibly can” instead of increasing the federal debt load, the senator said.
Originally posted by dolphinfan
This is a road we should not even think about going down. time to let the Afgans be Afgans and live in the lawless wasteland they have lived in from the beginning of time.
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Originally posted by dolphinfan
reply to post by December_Rain
My appologies you are correct. From the 6th through 10th century Afganistan had a decent culture. This was largely due to the Greek influence after the territory was conqured by Alexander the Great. Since the 10th century however, the Afgans have not been able to pull their heads out of their keisters and the place has been a dung heap