The Real Cost of War

In 2003 Donald Rumsfeld estimated a war with Iraq would cost $60 billion. Five years later, the cost of Iraq war operations is over 10 times that figure. So what’s behind the ballooning dollar signs? Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilme’s exhaustedly researched book, “The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict,” breaks down the price tag, from current debts to the unseen costs we’ll pay for years to come.

Increased Military excersises in San Diego, Foreign troops patroling local stores, Preparing for Martial Law!

This video recaps activities near a military base in San Diego for the past 2 months. He interviews a few of the local workers for more intel and finds out some disturbing things.

PBS Frontline: Obama’s War

As President Obama approaches a decision point on Afghanistan strategy and whether to increase troop levels, a 24-minute rough cut of the first act of Obama’s War.

This documentary goes along with the troops on foot patrols in a small Afganistan farming region. There are daily encounters with Taliban rebels and communication with the locals is often troublesome.