Here are six costly failures from Americas longest war. No. 1: Cashmere goats.

[IronLionZion]

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President Trump on Monday announced an increase of troops in Afghanistan, taking the reins of a conflict where 8,500 personnel are mostly focused on buttressing their Afghan counterparts in the face of Taliban and Islamic State gains.

“I share the American people’s frustration,” he said. “I also share their frustration over a foreign policy that has spent too much time, energy, money — and, most importantly, lives — trying to rebuild countries in our own image instead of pursuing our security interests above all other considerations.”

The Defense Department, the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies have spent $714 billion of war and reconstruction funding since the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001 to bolster education programs, improve infrastructure and increase the competency of Afghan security forces.

Insurgents have deliberately targeted U.S.-led projects, including schools and roads, with hopes of dividing the population. That has come at a considerable expense to American taxpayers.

$6 million: Cashmere goats

The aim was to jump start Afghanistan’s cashmere industry and grow its profile on the international market. A Pentagon task force funded the purchase and transport of nine rare Italian goats to breed with those native to Afghanistan, hoping that this would improve the animals’ undercoats and the quality of the cashmere they yield.

As part of the project, a farm was built along with a lab facility where staff would certify the cashmere’s quality. All of this was funded by U.S. taxpayers.

The goats died.
Unused command center that the military didn't want but Congress decided the needed anyway.
Expensive uniforms that looks nice but aren't very tactical.
Embezzled funding that was meant for schools but went to warlords instead.
Afghan poppy for heroin
Wasted cargo planes
plus lots of corruption and mismanagement and grifters getting rich off of this for the wrong reasons

[WhiteTara]

1. Trump must be getting a kickback

or payoff. He does nothing if it doesn't enrich him personally.