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2014-12-24 Iraq

U.S. has spent over $1 billion fighting ISIS, says Pentagon

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-12-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 Sort of blows a years worth of training, maintenance, and class IX funding. You think it's coming out of ~~graft~~ R&D or procurement?

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-12-24 08:44|| 2014-12-24 08:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Certainly not out of the DoD part of the Presidential security detail...

Posted by Pappy 2014-12-24 11:16|| 2014-12-24 11:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Wasn't the left bitching about 'two wars on the credit card'? Guess one war's okay, when their guy's doing it.

Posted by Raj 2014-12-24 11:19|| 2014-12-24 11:19|| Front Page Top

#4 You think it's coming out of graft R&D or procurement?
Easy, Out of the funds set aside for uniforms, no boots needed....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-12-24 11:20|| 2014-12-24 11:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Probably a lot cheaper to arm the Kurds. $1b in weaponry would have gone a long way, re body armor, ammo, artillery, anti-tank missiles and technicals.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2014-12-24 15:36|| 2014-12-24 15:36|| Front Page Top

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