Winding Down the Long Ago Abandoned Missions and Troops Sent, War

Abandoned with flag waving cheers of some 70%plus of the American population after 9/11. Neither long occupation war has yet to be paid for nor the now decades long results of.

Sen. Bernie Sanders told Republicans: “If you can’t afford to take care of your veterans, than don’t go war. These people are bearing the brunt of what war is about, We have a moral obligation to support them.” February, 26th, 2014

This is what it takes to pack up the war in Afghanistan

The logistics of moving a military back home are pretty crazy.

April 19, 2014 - As Afghans await the results of the April 5 presidential election, another historic transition is taking place — the full withdrawal of international coalition forces from the country by Dec. 31, 2014.

That’s when NATO’s combat mission expires, ending 13 years of foreign military presence in Afghanistan since US-led troops ousted the Taliban in 2001.

By joint agreement, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the US-led Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) are disengaging from combat activities and handing over security to Afghan forces.

They’re also shipping home over a decade’s accumulation of personnel and equipment. The logistical pull-out — known as a “retrograde” in military terms — is nearly unprecedented in scope. Foreign Policy explains:

“...in raw tonnage, it's the biggest single military logistical undertaking ever. For size and complexity, think of something in between D-Day and the moon landing.”

Here’s a look at what’s involved in sending (nearly) everything and everyone home from Afghanistan. read more>>>

TX-19 Congressional Candidate Neal Marchbanks - Veteran: 28 March 2014 - "Congress controls the budget for the VA and it is the fault of Congress that the VA does not have enough employees and that the facilities are too small." Congress, in Veteran Marchbanks statement, are the people served and who representatives work for, or are supposed to!