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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Commander admits size of US-trained Syrian fighting force at '4 or 5' |
| 2015-09-17 |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #11 Perfect timing, Matt--Popular Mechanics just posted an article about some Gurkha exploits. |
| Posted by: Dar 2015-09-17 15:59 |
| #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 |
| #9 ^^^^^^ That |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-09-17 10:46 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #6 Yesterday I heard that they have spent around $45 million of the $500M planned |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-09-17 09:13 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #2 JQC, I'm more interested in who GOT the money. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-09-17 07:48 |
| #1 The effect was nearly zero of this training. What was the cost? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-09-17 07:27 |