How The US Should Have Spent The Afghanistan War Budget

If you’ve turned on the news in the last few weeks, you’ve probably seen plenty of coverage of the disastrous situation in Afghanistan. Two decades and over two trillion dollars later, what does the US - or Afghanistan - have to show for our brutal and prolonged occupation? How could that money have been better spent? How The US Should Have Spent The Afghanistan War Budget – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS music by Sam Kužel - https://samkuzel.com/ New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Mainstream Coverage Washington Post Coverage: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphi... Al Jazeera Coverage: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/202... Forbes Coverage: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hanktuck... China’s High Speed Rail: https://www.globalconstructionreview.... https://www.railway-technology.com/fe... US Interstate System: https://www.caranddriver.com/features... CBO Report: https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2020... Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter:   / _secondthought   Patreon:   / secondthought   BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondth... CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads:    • Playlist   Spaaaaaace!:    • Playlist   What If...:    • Playlist   Popular Videos:    • Popular Videos | Second Thought   About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: [email protected]