Winning hearts and minds. Or something. Stomachs, maybe.
"As part of the expansive reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, the United States has blown spent a ton of money, by some estimates as much as 725 billion dollars all things considered in the region. However, today the BBC is reporting on a truly strange endeavor, paid for by the United States, in the hopes of expanding and growing the local cashmere industry.
$4.2 million was spent to import a rare breed of blond Italian goats to the region, largely in the hopes of stimulating local job growth. The only problem?
According to Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction John Sopko, the goats may have been eaten.
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The idea in question — the one about the tasty blond goats from Italy — was part of the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations for the region. Projects designed to increase local infrastructure in Afghanistan totaled $800 million, but reports of negligence, mismanagement, and poor execution has deemed much of that money a waste.
Will Sopko be forced to testify for eleven hours on national television about the whereabouts of the protein-rich blond goats from Italy? Unlikely. But, we will update this article with the latest developments out of the GoatGhazi scandal nonetheless."
http://www.mediaite.com/online/to-help-afghanistan-u-s-blows-millions-on-rare-blond-italian-goats-that-may-have-been-eaten/**Burp**
