Foreign Affairs
In October, the U.S. Intervention in Afghanistan will turn 17.
More than 2,000 U.S. military personnel have been killed, over 20,000 have been injured.
20,000 Afghanistan CIVILIANS have been killed, and another 50,000 injured since 2009 alone
The United States has spent some $877 billion on the war
When it comes to Afghanistan, the U.S. public has favored the status quo at best, expressed deep ambivalence at worst.