20 years and $6 Trillion later...what have we gained from the Global War on Terror
99pages Book Club
English - November 23, 2020 16:29 - 59 minutes - 18.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBooks Arts Government 99pages bias blacklivesmatter bookclub bookclubs books caste fivedays isabelwilkerson jacobblake Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Erik Edstrom is the author of "Un-American: A Soldier's Reckoning of our Longest War". In this brave and countercultural book, he dissects why our Department of Defense has become so wasteful and ineffective. We have not won a war decisively since WWII but our expenditures on defense have skyrocketed beyond the GDPs of 70% of the world's countries. What is behind this rise? What is the opportunity cost (where could those dollars be spent for greater return)? Erik and I have a thoughtful conversation about our times in Afghanistan and what is next for military service.