Nation building in Afghanistan. 97% of GDP is based on war effort.

[Cant trust em]

With the Obama administration's debate over U.S. troop withdrawal in Afghanistan as backdrop, the Democratic majority in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a report today warning that Afghanistan could be headed for a severe economic depression once foreign troops leave in 2014. The report finds that a whopping 97 percent of Afghanistan's gross domestic product stems from spending related to the presence of coalition troops and international donors.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/06/report-paints-dismal-picture-afghanistan-ahead-withdrawal/38624/

[Ian David]

1. Afghanistan should have thought of that before they bombed Pearl Harbor.

Oh, wait...

[Cant trust em]

3. This is a joke that will live in infamy. nt

[LLStarks]

2. Karzai must be smiling. nt