US President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Iraq from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Reuters
It Will Cost Taxpayers $5 Billion To Help Obama Create An ISIS Strategy -- Zero Hedge
We can hear the narrative now... how can Congress turn down President Obama's demands for $5 billion to pay for a 'counter-terrorism' fund that could be used to support operations against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria... if they do, are they not supporting terrorism? As The Hill reports, White House press secretary Josh Earnest floated the $5 billion counterterrorism fund as something that “would strengthen the hand of this president and future presidents for dealing with urgent situations like this." We await Wednesday night's unveiling of the long-awaited strategy...
As The Hill reports,
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My Comment: It is not gong to cost $5 billion to defeat the Islamic State .... not even close .... to defeat them will entail military operations on a massive scale .... a prospect that most Americans do not want to follow (or spend). But I say why spend $5 billion when you already have a defense department that you can use .... and that department costs north of $500 billion. I guess it all comes down to money .... and who will spend it (and why).
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ANOTHER 5 BILLION ON DEBT THATS A THING BOUT USA THEY DONT SEEM TO CARE BOUT THR DEBT WERE OTHERS DO AND THATS WHY THE HAVE ALL BASES ,WEAPONS ,SHIPS ,PLANES ,DRONES ,SUBS ANS SO ON THEY KEEP PILING ON THE DEBT IF EVERY MODERN COUNTRY DID WHAT THERE DOING UK,CHINA,RUSSIA THEY WOULD HAVE AS GOOD STUFF AS THEM SIMPLY PUT THEY DONT CARE BOUT THE DEBT THEY OWE
Obama is always asking for money. He missed his calling.
Pres. Obama requests $3.7 billion for border crisis, but doesn't request policy change
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/pres-obama-requests-37-billion-border-crisis-doesnt-ask-any-policy-changes
Obama is always asking for money. He missed his calling.
Pres. Obama requests $3.7 billion for border crisis, but doesn't request policy change
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/pres-obama-requests-37-billion-border-crisis-doesnt-ask-any-policy-changes
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