Whats Going On!

 
    This week I cam across a blog about afghan police and how many are killed during fighting season. Nearly 80 Afghan police have died every week during the current fighting season, officials said Tuesday, as the national security forces take on the battle against Taliban militants. The figures, which are in addition to Afghan soldiers killed, reflect a sharp rise in casualties at a time when the U.S are stepping back from the frontline and steadily withdrawing 87,000 troops by the end of next year.

              

       In this case I believe that Afghanistan should settle their problems within their own country instead of holding a grudge against the U.S since there was a rise in casualties when the U.S started pulling back troops.

The Smiling Warrior

     For this weeks blog post I came across a very interesting article about Private Wojtek and the 22nd artillery supply company in the polish army. Private Wojtek was a bear that the 22nd artillery company found as a cub and raised him as a pet once Wojtek was fully grown they used him in war to run artillery where men couldn't. Private Wojtek and the 22nd ran ammo during the Battle of Monte Cassino and helped tip the scales in the Polish's favor and in the end the Polish won the war. I think this is an awesome story and that if it wasn't for Private Wojtek and the 22nd that the Polish would not have won the battle. http://www.cracked.com/article_18550_5-true-war-stories-that-put-every-action-movie-to-shame_p2.html

Unnecessary Money

        For this weeks blog post, I came across an article about the Afghan and Iraq wars costing U.S tax payers trillions of dollars. The U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will cost taxpayers four trillion to six trillion dollars due to medical care of wounded veterans and expensive repairs that are needed due to years of fighting. Also military benefits were increased in late 2001 as the nation went to war in an attempt to expand ranks. Linda J. Bilmes, a public policy professor, wrote in the report that was released Thursday. “As a consequence of these wartime spending choices, the United States will face constraints in funding investments in personnel and diplomacy, research and development and new military initiatives,” the report says. “The legacy of decisions taken during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will dominate future federal budgets for decades to come.”
        After reading this it made me wonder if the decisions our government make are the smartest or if they do not think out their thoughts to weigh the pros and cons of what their choices might bring upon the nation as a whole.

Hello, my name is Hunter Williams I am a freshman at Jacksonville State University also I am on the cheer team. I was born and raised in Oxford Alabama, I played football at Oxford High School. I enjoy all sports especially football.