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The current president, who broke his promise to end the war in Afghanistan when he was president, recently shone a spotlight on these 13 brave soldiers who died tragically, filled with hyperbole and blame for Biden.
And so I was curious as to how many lives were saved by Biden's having the courage to keep his promise and end the 18 year war.
During those 18 years, an average of 136 service members were killed. Given the $2 trillion cost, an average of $111 billion was spent annually. Since 897,000 people died during those 18 years, that averaged 50,000 people a year.
13 service members died. This was tragic...
But in the last three years of his presidency, with the war ended, if you look at the law of averages, 408 service members' lives were saved. 150,000 total lives were saved. America saved $333 billion.
Biden did the right thing by ending the war, and, in his long career in foreign relations, I'm sure he realized it could not be done seamlessly. He said "the buck stops here" and did it, saving $333 billion, 150,000 lives, and 408 service members' lives.
Unfortunately, the current president has never said, "the buck stops here." He only believes in passing the buck.
Thank you, President Biden, for your courage.
www.forbes.com
And so I was curious as to how many lives were saved by Biden's having the courage to keep his promise and end the 18 year war.
During those 18 years, an average of 136 service members were killed. Given the $2 trillion cost, an average of $111 billion was spent annually. Since 897,000 people died during those 18 years, that averaged 50,000 people a year.
13 service members died. This was tragic...
But in the last three years of his presidency, with the war ended, if you look at the law of averages, 408 service members' lives were saved. 150,000 total lives were saved. America saved $333 billion.
Biden did the right thing by ending the war, and, in his long career in foreign relations, I'm sure he realized it could not be done seamlessly. He said "the buck stops here" and did it, saving $333 billion, 150,000 lives, and 408 service members' lives.
Unfortunately, the current president has never said, "the buck stops here." He only believes in passing the buck.
Thank you, President Biden, for your courage.
The War In Afghanistan Cost America $300 Million Per Day For 20 Years, With Big Bills Yet To Come
Add in decades of interest payments and care for wounded vets and the total bill could top $6.5 trillion.
www.forbes.com
