The final account of USA military equipment and cash left behind in Afghanistan!
Source: GAO analysis of Department of Defense data.
Just imagine if the US had supplied just 30% of this military equipment to Ukraine.
Thanks to the Government Accountability Office, we now have a clear picture of just how much U.S. military equipment has fallen into the hands of the Taliban, thanks to Joe Biden's bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Let's have a look ...
Aircraft: The Taliban now ranks #26 in the world in total military aircraft, thanks to us leaving behind:
98 planes
110 helicopters
60 transport/cargo planes
20 light attack planes
18 intelligence/surveillance planes
We left a total of 75,898 vehicles:
42,604 tactical vehicles
22,174 Humvees
8,998 medium tactical vehicles
1,005 recovery vehicles
928 mine-resistant vehicles
189 armored tanks
599,690 weapons:
358,530 rifles
126,295 pistols
64,363 machine guns
25,327 grenade launchers
12,692 shotguns
9,877 RPGs
2,606 howitzers
Thousands of night-vision goggles, surveillance drones, and communication devices.
Joe Biden just funded an army of terrorists in Afghanistan.
In total, it adds up to nearly $84 billion dollars in tax-payer-funded U.S. military equipment.
Regards,
John Stiegelmeyer
PS: Don't Forget 'A ROOM FULL of CASH.'
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Editor's Note: Information on the Opinion Page is submitted by the readers and is signed by them. However, on this issue, after a quick google, here is a Forbes article that I believe is neither right nor left-leaning. https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/08/23/staggering-costs--us-military-equipment-left-behind-in-afghanistan/?sh=6f3fb3a241db
I find "fake news" is in the eye of the beholder.
Norma Gould
However, many new sources and commentators have stated we left $85 billion in serviceable military equipment listed in the article mentioned. So instead of saying as one did - mostly false - I must say mostly true. Regards.