Sen. Paul on His Legislation to End War in Afghanistan: ‘It Has Cost 6 Trillion Dollars’

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PAUL: "This week I'm introducing legislation to end a war that should have ended long ago — the war in Afghanistan. The United States has been fighting the war on terror since October 2001 and it has cost $6 trillion, 2,300 military members have lost their lives, another 20,000 were wounded in action. I supported going to war in Afghanistan in 2001, attacking those  who harbored the 9/11 terrorists or helped to organize the attack on 9/11 and going after Al-Qaeda. But we are many, many years past that mission. We have turned to nation building at a cost of over $50 billion a year spent in Afghanistan. It's important to know when to declare victory and leave a war. I think that time is long past, but hopefully we can all agree that the time has come. President Trump has called for an end to this war and made this statement at his State of the Union. He said the great nations do not fight endless wars. I agree and now I'm pushing to end our long-running war in Afghanistan. My legislation would declare victory in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden was killed eight years ago. They say Al-Qaeda is virtually wiped out.“