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Topic: Against Afghanistan "firstpost." //www.thefirstpost.com//. Trade Mark of First Post Newsgroup IPR Limited., 25,2,09. Web. 21 May 2010. . Thefirstpost.com- (CD) 30.We will lose more lives each day we stay. "cost of war." //national priorities//. afsc, 14/4/2009. Web. 24 May 2010. . National priorities- (CD) 1. for the same cost as the war we could do alot 2.23 million children could be enrolled in the Head Start program for one year 3.50 million people could be given health care for one year 4.177 million people could be given renewable electricity for one year 5.military actions alone cannot solve the economic crisis in Afghanistan 6.wishes of afghan people should be at the center of our attention 7.Negotiations should be made with the afghan government, the Taliban, other groups within Afghanistan, and neighboring countries. 8. 675 of our troops have been killed, more every month 9.more than 2,500 have bee wounded in action 10. over 20,000 afghans have died since our coming in 2001, mostly by car bombs and suicides 11.In 2008, the death toll of civilians has increased by 40%. 12.2/3ds casualties by government forces 13.they are dying of both U.S/ NATO and Taliban forces (about equal) 14.has cost taxpayers over 170 billion since 2001 15.2 trillion dollars expected in future years 16.over 4,200 U.S service members have died 17. citizens say bringing in a foreign army is not going to help the situation 18.over 3.7 million afghans have left the country since 2001 19.border countries of Afghanistan have closed the borders on the civilians 20.camps that hold some civilians are feared to be also Taliban recruiting centers 21.there is 52.7 billion dollars pending for war efforts 22.hundreds of thousands of Afghan civilians have been killed 23.building a school in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, with 12 classrooms cost over $128,000 in U.S money 24.interest payments could add 200 billion dollars to our war payments 25.England and Canada have paid about 6 million U.S dollars each on the war 26.The money that was spent on the war we could help out so many people 27.Even after we leave, Afghanistan will still need tons of financial help 28.The government they have now is not receiving support from the people of Afghanistan 29. The dept that we have because of the war grows every second. 30. they wanted a war against us
 * 1) no longer an opportunity to help afghanistan make a stable democracy
 * 2) President Hamid Karzai is proven to be a bad leader
 * 3) the greater problem is the small number of national contingents ready to take offensive action
 * 4) our 17,000 troops are not being matched by Europe
 * 5) NATO can be in trouble if they stay in afghanistan
 * 6) Pakistan's border is the center of the terrorist hub
 * 7) Iran is trying to produce nukes to launch at our soldiers
 * 8) it is costing us billions of dollars each year
 * 9) if we stay, we won't be able to afford the necesities
 * 10) our bombs are killing innocent civilians
 * 11) they could attack other places such as britian
 * 12) if we left it would exposs us to a mass murder attempt (another 9#11)
 * 13) Woman would be ranked lower than men in pakistan.
 * 14) President Obama says we need to stay for the saftey of the U.S
 * 15) new weapons create more oppertunities to attack the tailiban
 * 16) the afghanistanian army is growing bigger to support us
 * 17) NATO's presence is giving our forces a shield of support
 * 18) if we left, it could hurt NATO financilly and damage them for good.
 * 19) We have been fighting since 2001
 * 20) Their has been nearly 5,000 lives lost since we've been there
 * 21) it is very complicated in the way we are handiling the situation
 * 22) no one else is helping besides NATO
 * 23) only reason we are there is to capture the talibans leader
 * 24) it is too late to help their government
 * 25) some say we cannot lose this war
 * 26) others say this war will not end
 * 27) Afghanistan's society would be out of balance
 * 28) if we were to win, we would need more support from other countries
 * 29) Citizans are blinded to what the tailiban are accuatualy doing

​Powers, Rod. "The Cost of War." //About//. New York Times Comapny, 2008. Web. 24 May 2010.  Ages 22-24 -- 23.7% (1,108) of the deaths > Ages 25-30 -- 25.6% (1,198) of the deaths > Ages 31-35 -- 10.4% (486) of the deaths > Over 35 -- 12.1% (566) of the deaths "Fact Sheet: Quick Facts About U.S. Military Operations in Afghanistan ." //National Priorities Project//. N.p., 30 Nov. 2009. Web. 24 May 2010. []. (NE) Scahill, jeremy. "Stunning Statistics About the War Every American Should Know ." //Rebel Reports//. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2010. []. (NE) "The War in Afghanistan: A Timeline." //CBS News//. CBS Interactive Inc., 01 Dec. 2009. Web. 24 May 2010. []. (NE) "Afghanistan: war’s heavy toll on civilians." //ICRC//. International Committee of the Red Cross, 26 Jan 2010. Web. 25 May 2010. []. (NE) "See the Cost of War in your Community." //National Priorities Project//. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2010. []. (NE)
 * 1) as of August 2, 2008 the total number of casualties was 4,683 people
 * 3,708 of those deaths were due to hostile fire
 * 1) 113 of the fatalities were women
 * 2) only 2,820 were active duty military personnel
 * 3) 863 fatalities were people in the army reserves
 * 4) Ages 18-21 -- 28.2% (1,325) of the deaths
 * 2, 309 people from the U.S. have been wounded in the war
 * 1) 533 of these wounded were females
 * 1) may send 45,000 more U.S. troops over
 * 2) originally only 5,200 troops in Afghanistan (2002)
 * 3) now up to 62,000 troops in 2009 number is always increasing
 * 4) in 2001 and 20002 when the war was beginning the cost was 20.8 billion
 * 5) in 2003 and 2004 the number dropped to around 14 billion
 * 6) in 2009 the total cost was around 228.2 billion dollars
 * 7) the cost continues to increase as the war goes on
 * 8) the number of U.S. fatalities continues to increase from the mere 12 in 2001
 * 9) the total number of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan is 928 people
 * 10) the number of U.S. troops increased steadily until 2009
 * 11) in between 2008 and 2009 the number or troops nearly doubled
 * 12) by December 2009 the number of troops was expected to rise to 68,000
 * 1) from June 2009- September 2009 40% increase in Defense Department contractors in Afghanistan
 * 2) there are 104,000 Defense Department contractors in Afghanistan
 * 3) currently 68,000+ U.S. troops in Afghanistan
 * 4) currently 121,000+ U.S. contractors in Afghanistan
 * 5) around 189,000 total U.S. personnel in the war
 * 6) U.S. has spent around 23 billion+ dollars in the war since 2002
 * 7) 950 billion dollars went to unsupported costs for work in the war
 * 8) contractors are being hired to oversee other contractors
 * 9) number of U.S. personnel is expected to rise to 220,000 people
 * 10) number of armed private security contractors went up from 5,000 to 10,000
 * 1) U.S. forces began airstrikes in October 2, 2001
 * 2) on November 13, 2001 only 1,300 U.S. troops were involved
 * 3) by August 2003 the U.S. had 10,000 troops in Afghanistan
 * 4) by September 2008 there were 31,000 troops in Afghanistan
 * 5) in January 2009 there were 36,000 troops in Afghanistan
 * 6) in February 2009 Obama sent over another 17,000 troops
 * 7) in October 2009 58 U.S. troops were killed making it the deadliest month
 * 32,000-35,000 more troops were expected to be deployed as of October 2009
 * 1) around 71,000 troops were in Afghanistan as of December 2009
 * 2) at least 849 U.S. troops have been killed in the war
 * 1) there is one hospital serving 3.5 million citizens in Kandahar
 * 2) 500-700 civilian operations- related to the war- are being performed every month
 * 3) many wounded civilians don’t have access to treatments
 * 4) medical and first aid facilities are sometimes targeted during war time
 * 5) the International Committee of the Red Cross has 1,600 people serving to help wounded and sick civilians
 * 6) in 2009 a total of 2,112 civilians were wounded by weapons
 * 7) in one month (August 2009) there were 331 civilians wounded by weapons
 * 1) the cost of the war since 2001 is $273,550,696,591 and grows every second
 * 2) the cost of the war per household is around $2,434
 * 3) per person the cost is around $930
 * 4) per taxpayer the cost is about $2,051
 * 5) for the state of Maryland the cost of the Afghanistan war is $5,301,636,816 and continues to rise every second
 * 6) in Frederick alone the cost is $47,655,25
 * 7) in DC the cost is around $2,100,382,267
 * 8) in Annapolis, MD the war cost is $33,413,334
 * 9) in Montgomery county the cost for war is $1,183,126,828
 * 10) in Virginia the cost is $7,409,096,787
 * 11) in Pennsylvania the cost of the war is $10,430,924,271
 * 12) for West Virginia the cost is $747,034,707
 * 13) for every state (and the entire country) the cost increases almost $1,000 every second (more for the country)

Lee, Roger. "The history Guy.” //History Guy//. Roger A. Lee, 1998-2010. Web. 24 May 2010. . GB  Ageista, Jennifer. "Washington post." //Washingtonpost.com//. the Washington post company, 20 Aug. 2009. Web. 24 May 2010. . GB  16. Majority of Americans say no to war.  17. Only a quarter of people say we should send more troops over.  18. 42 percent of people say that were winning in the war.   Filkins, Dexter. "The war in Afghanistan." //Livingstories.com//. New York Times, 7 Feb. 2010. Web. 24 May 2010. []. GB  Government, State. "Afghanistan." //State.gov//. Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, 26 Mar, 2010. Web. 25 May 2010. []. GB
 * 1) 882 American Deaths
 * 2) On February 20, 2007 a suicide bomber killed 20 U.S Americans.
 * 3) From 2005 to 2007 the Taliban has increased their attacks.
 * 4) They are using suicide bombers and other tactics as well.
 * 5) In the summer of 2008 more foreign troops died.
 * 6) The worst attack was on a group of French troops in August.
 * 7) There were about 100 Taliban soldiers that attacked the French troops.
 * 8) The attack was near Kabul.
 * 9) Ten of the French troops died and 21 of them were wounded.
 * 10) That same day a group of suicide bombers attacked an American base.
 * 11) The base was near Pakistan and didn’t kill any men.
 * 12) Other countries lost men like UK and Canada.
 * 13) Other countries are joining in the army.
 * 14) Obama is sending a lot more troops over to Afganistan.
 * 15) Were pressuring other countries to send more troops.
 * 1) 36 percent of people say were losing in the war
 * 2) 45 percent of people want to decrease the amount of people in Afghanistan
 * 3) Obama sent 17,000 more troops n January
 * 4) Most democrats say that the war has not been worth’s its cost
 * 5) Fewer than 20 percent of them want to send more troops.
 * 6) 70 Percent of Republicans want more troops and its worth fighting
 * 7) Most of the people don’t approve of hoe the president is handling the war.
 * 8) It’s the number 1 issue in America.
 * 9) Obama loses some of his strongest supporter with sending more troops.
 * 10) About 2/3 of liberals are against the war.
 * 11) Most people think the government will fail.
 * 12) Only 3 percent of people think it will do good.
 * 1) Obama has committed over 30,000 troops
 * 2) Hasn’t brought any back
 * 3) December 11, 2009 Black water guards tied to secret raids by CIA
 * 4)  December 31, 2009 Afghan base gets hit by attack
 * 5)  Afghan police kill people
 * 6)  A commander thinks they were making progress.
 * 7)  Could send up to 40,000 troops
 * 8)  Were asking other countries to help.
 * 9)  NATO added another 7,000 troops.
 * 10)  There president doesn’t want our help.
 * 11)  The president is getting a lot of criticism about the war
 * 12)  More money is being spent on armored vehicles.
 * 13) Afghanistan is getting help from allies.
 * 14) It adds more potential to a terrorist attack.
 * 15) They have the same president as before.
 * 1) They don’t want our government
 * 2) It’s a very harsh area.
 * 3) The people there are very dangerous
 * 4)  They will kill themselves to hurt Americans
 * 5) There government’s authority is growing.
 * 6) They have a total of 107,000 army men.
 * 7) Also 99,000 police men and border patrol
 * 8) Other places like Central Asia, Iran, and Pakistan are helping them
 * 9) It is the size of Texas.
 * 10) There are 29 million people their
 * 11) The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul
 * 12) Has a good history with attacking other countries.
 * 13) The president is Hamid Karzai
 * 14) There are over 3 million other Afghanistan people around the world
 * 15) They have a good economy