The Trillion Dollar War The U.S. Effort to Rebuild Afghanistan, 1999-2021

• Main Author: Amiri, Abid (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Quantico, VA Marine Corps University Press (MCUP) 2021
• Subjects: Theory of warfare & military science; modern warfare; economic reforms; Afghanistan; foreign aid
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

What if the U.S. war on terror in Afghanistan was fought not by the military but by educating the Afghan youth, and what if the trillion dollars had been spent instead on economic development in Afghanistan rather than on bombs and fighter jets? The Trillion Dollar War helps explain the United State...