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2015-09-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Commander admits size of US-trained Syrian fighting force at '4 or 5'

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-09-17 04:04|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 The effect was nearly zero of this training. What was the cost?

Posted by JohnQC 2015-09-17 07:27|| 2015-09-17 07:27|| Front Page Top

#2 JQC, I'm more interested in who GOT the money.

Posted by AlanC 2015-09-17 07:48|| 2015-09-17 07:48|| Front Page Top

#3 AlanC, you are not suggesting something like jizya? Or just plain corruption on both sides of the pond? Gasp!

Posted by JohnQC 2015-09-17 08:03|| 2015-09-17 08:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, I guess the good news is the White House spin machine has given up on this one. Usually it's all lies coming from those people.

Posted by jvalentour 2015-09-17 08:18|| 2015-09-17 08:18|| Front Page Top

#5 It was really 1 or 2 but they inflated the numbers 200-300% to make this program a success.

Posted by airandee 2015-09-17 08:23|| 2015-09-17 08:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Yesterday I heard that they have spent around $45 million of the $500M planned

Posted by Frank G 2015-09-17 09:13|| 2015-09-17 09:13|| Front Page Top

#7 Actually, a better ratio than all the money spent since the War on Poverty (something like 7 trillion) and the number of people reported as still 'poor'.

Something about leading a horse to water....

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-09-17 09:26|| 2015-09-17 09:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Wouldn't it have made more sense just to hire a battalion of Gurkhas? If the other side is into head-chopping, show them what the professionals can do.

Posted by Matt 2015-09-17 09:29|| 2015-09-17 09:29|| Front Page Top

#9 ^^^^^^ That

Posted by Shipman 2015-09-17 10:46|| 2015-09-17 10:46|| Front Page Top

#10 I could get behind Matt's idea. Would send the brave lions of Islam running like the goddamn cowards they are.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-09-17 12:25|| 2015-09-17 12:25|| Front Page Top

#11 Perfect timing, Matt--Popular Mechanics just posted an article about some Gurkha exploits.

Posted by Dar 2015-09-17 15:59|| autismandwine.com 2015-09-17 15:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Four or five huh. Well, should be easy to keep track of then. Cigars all around gentlemen, its a success!

Posted by swksvolFF 2015-09-17 16:41|| 2015-09-17 16:41|| Front Page Top

#13 Yesterday I heard that they have spent around $45 million of the $500M planned

Frank, according to Rudaw's report on General Lloyd Austin's testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee,

The Pentagon has spent $43 million so far for training 56 fighters, most of whom were killed or captured by the al-Nusra Front in July as they crossed into Syria.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-09-17 17:35|| 2015-09-17 17:35|| Front Page Top

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