Welcome to the New World of Perpetual War

It’s a New World of Perpetual War:

• US has been at war in Afghanistan for 17+ years
• Taliban still holds around half the country
• US has bombing campaigns in 8 countries
• US has troop presence in 177 countries (out of 193 total)
• Main reason given for terrorist attacks is US troop presence

All this for only $2,000 each (that’s $8,000 for a family of four) or $4,500 each when you count indirect costs.