Rick Perry believes in building Afghanistan's infrastructure

At last night’s GOP presidential debate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said we need to stay in Afghanistan in order to “continue to help them build the infrastructure that they need, whether it’s schools for young women like yourself, or otherwise.” Watch it:

   

But does Perry feel the same need to build American infrastructure?

President Obama’s jobs package contains much-needed infrastructure investments — including school improvements — yet Perry dismissed it as wasteful spending “guided by his mistaken belief that we can spend our way to prosperity.”

“Like the president’s earlier $800 billion stimulus program, this proposal offers little hope for millions of Americans who have lost jobs,” Perry said, ignoring the need for the infrastructure improvements.
(via ThinkProgress)