perspective

perspective

c. 27,000 afghan civilians dead.
2,340 coalition deaths (as of 4/21/11)---
including more than 1,566 american soldiers.
32, 799 american soldiers wounded in action
(as of 3/2/11).
&
c. 100, 000 american soldiers, mercenaries &
contractors currently operating in afghanistan
with an unestimated amount of drones attacking
in both afghanistan & pakistan.
c. 400 american/coalition bases covering the
afghan countryside.
c. 300 ANA (afghan national army) & ANP (afghan
national police) bases filling the
country---most built and maintained by the
united states.
&
2001-2011
the war in afghanistan will have cost the united
states 455.4 billion dollars by the end of the
2011 fiscal year.

and yes, osama bin laden has been killed.