Michael Hughes: The United States has spent some $2.3 billion on projects specifically designed to stabilize Afghanistan that have shown scant evidence of doing so or have actually undermined stability, the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a report on Friday. What makes this report even more pathetic is that it comes as no surprise, given the well-documented failure of aid projects as a result of American hubris, incompetence and avarice, including projects that have directly benefited and strengthened the insurgency. Click to read more.