Mismanaged money !

Canadian troops shouldn’t be involved in the Afghani conflict. One of the most important aspects that proves that the Canadian involvement in Afghanistan isn’t right is the costs. It costs about $525 000 to keep one Canadian soldier in Afghanistan and approximately 1, 5 billion dollars for all the troops per year to the Government. These figures do not take into account soldiers salaries or their long-term health-care. Also, this amount does not include the 2 billion dollars that Canada currently has in infrastructures and equipment in Afghanistan. Couldn’t we spend that money elsewhere? We could spend it in medical care or in education systems, where it could be useful and spent wisely. But that isn’t all. The costs are starting to increase. According to a government report that also criticizes how financial records are being kept, the 2010 and 2011 missions could cost up to 18, 1 billion dollars! That is certainly not a good choice. We have to substantiate what we spend money on. The Canadian involvement in Afghanistan shouldn’t be our top priority right now. It costs a huge amount of money for the Government of Canada when it’s completely useless.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/10/f-afghanistan.html

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/afghanistan-war-canada-combat-mission-military