We won our nation’s independence for $2.4 billion in today’s money, the Congressional Research Service report said. That was good value, considering that we now fritter the same amount every nine days in Afghanistan. Mr. Obama, isn’t it time to rebalance our priorities?

After reading about those that fight wars, and those that want to fight revolutions, it’s important to consider the cost of those things.  The United States already spends almost 60% of its budget on military applications, what I believe is called ‘National Security’.  At what point do we realize that what we are doing isn’t effective or efficient, and then how do we make that change?  There are better ways to spend money, there are better ways to win hearts and minds.

You would never win my heart or mind by blowing up my countrymen.  Even if I didn’t like them much.