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morningfog

(18,115 posts) Sun Sep 28, 2014, 04:20 PM Sep 2014

ISIL fight already near $1 billion as strategy shifts

The air war in Syria and Iraq has already cost nearly $1 billion and ultimately could cost as much as $22 billion per year if a large ground force is deployed to the region, according to an analysis by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

The study, due to be released Monday, shows a range of costs based on sustained but low-intensity combat up to a force of 25,000 U.S. troops on the ground.

http://wavy.com/2014/09/28/poll-72-believe-us-will-use-ground-forces-against-isis/

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ISIL fight already near $1 billion as strategy shifts (Original Post) morningfog Sep 2014 OP

Indefensible madness. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #1

President Obama signs $8.7 billion food stamp cut into law leftstreet Sep 2014 #2

never, ever a concern for the 'deficit' when it comes to killing. never. spanone Sep 2014 #3

It has been this way for a long time Wella Sep 2014 #5

Obama's War. bigwillq Sep 2014 #4

So once again we have money for war and nothing to help people here. Chisox08 Sep 2014 #6

K&R woo me with science Sep 2014 #7

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)

1. Indefensible madness.

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 05:59 PM

Sep 2014

20,000 people die every day from starvation. How many could we save with a billion dollars?

Nihilism is the only philosophy I am aware of that constantly defends itself. All other world views/religious stances require justifications and excuses.

leftstreet

(36,108 posts)

2. President Obama signs $8.7 billion food stamp cut into law

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 06:02 PM

Sep 2014

Feb 7, 2014

On Friday, President Obama added his signature to legislation that will cut $8.7 billion in food stamp benefits over the next 10 years, causing 850,000 households to lose an average of $90 per month. The signing of the legislation known as the 2014 Farm Bill occurred at a public event in East Lansing, Mich.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/obama-signs-food-stamp-cut

spanone

(135,838 posts)

3. never, ever a concern for the 'deficit' when it comes to killing. never.

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 06:22 PM

Sep 2014

Wella

(1,827 posts)

5. It has been this way for a long time

Reply to spanone (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 08:26 PM

Sep 2014

It doesn't seem to matter who's in office. Democrats, in general, are more reluctant getting into these things, but the cost is always there.

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

4. Obama's War.

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 06:26 PM

Sep 2014

This is just awful; gross; disgusting.
Shame on our government.

Chisox08

(1,898 posts)

6. So once again we have money for war and nothing to help people here.

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 09:24 PM

Sep 2014

America got it's priorities all screwed up. That $1 billion would have been better spent on education or health care or food. Wasn't one of bin Laden's goals was to break America financially?

woo me with science

(32,139 posts)

7. K&R

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Tue Sep 30, 2014, 12:32 PM

Sep 2014

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