The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity : Rep. Walter Jones: More Spending on Afghanistan is 'Insanity'

Rep. Walter Jones: More Spending on Afghanistan is 'Insanity'

Written by RPI Staff

Wednesday February 5, 2014

Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC), an RPI Advisory Board Member, delivers hard-hitting questions and comments during a House Armed Services hearing this week on the "State of Al Qaeda, its Affiliates, and Associated Groups: View From Outside Experts." On the continuing controversy over the US/Afghanistan status of forces treaty and the prospect of ten more years of spending money in Afghanistan, Rep. Jones has this to say:

The people in my district, the third district of North Carolina, the home of Camp LeJeune Marine Base, 60,000 retired military, do not understand the stupidity of this policy in Afghanistan. On the 30th of January, in the Washington Post, and I'm sure you probably read it, after billions in U.S. investment, Afghanistan's roads are falling apart.

Watch the short video segment of Rep. Jones' excellent comments here: