Each warplane costs $12,000 per hour to fly, and each helicopter $3,000 per hour, according to IHS. Vitaly V. Kuzmin / Wikicommons
Sputnik: Washington Spends More on Anti-ISIL Efforts, Delivers Less Than Russia
One would assume that any country determined to fight ISIL wants to keep its counterterrorism campaign relatively cost-effective but not Washington, it seems.
The US is spending $8 million a day on a mission that has so far failed to bring the US-led coalition any closer to its goal of degrading and ultimately destroying the brutal Sunni group in the Middle East.
Meanwhile, Moscow's limited military engagement in Syria costs far less (allegedly up to $4 million) and has proven to be far more successful.
US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Anne W. Patterson revealed the daily cost of America's anti-ISIL campaign in Iraq and Syria during a hearing at the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday. This figure, however, will not remain at this level for long.
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WNU Editor: Russia has the advantage of having bases that are not far from the war-zone while the U.S. does not ... they are also targeting all foes of the Syrian government .... not necessarily the Islamic State. Bottom line .... it is too early to say if Russia's involvement will increase over time (which I predict it will) ....and how much this conflict will eventually cost.
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