Think how many White House Tours that would be able to support…
Via Fox News:
The chief watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction warned in a recent audit that the Pentagon is moving forward with a $772 million purchase of aircraft that the Afghan army “cannot operate or maintain.”
The latest quarterly report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction cited the aircraft purchases among its top concerns. The IG’s office had earlier issued a report in June detailing how “the Afghans lack the capacity — in both personnel numbers and expertise — to operate and maintain” existing and planned fleets.
The findings are likely to contribute to the budget debate on Capitol Hill over the funding. The bulk of the purchase is a $554 million contract for 30 Mi-17 helicopters from Russian firm Rosoboronexport.