Thursday, May 19, 2016

The U.S. Cost To Wage War Against The Islamic State Is Now Costing $11.7 MIllion Per Day


The Hill: ISIS war costing $11.7M per day

The total U.S. cost of the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is $7.2 billion as of April 15, according to a new Pentagon estimate.

That amount accounts for 617 days of military operations since the U.S. began its air campaign in Iraq on Aug. 8, 2014.
The average daily cost is $11.7 million — up from $9.1 million about a year ago.

The Pentagon has posted the ISIS cost updates on its website.

On Wednesday, the House passed an amendment to a defense bill that would require the Defense secretary to post the cost of operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria to each U.S. taxpayer.

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WNU Editor: The cost is creeping up. As for Iraq .... this cost of this war is now in the multi-billions .... Islamic State Terrorism Has Cost Iraq Billions In Damages As ISIS Has Taken More Control (IBTimes)

Update: Here is a good post from mother Jones on the rising cost of the ISIS war .... The US War on ISIS Is Costing a Fortune (Mother Jones)

1 comment:

jimbrown said...

Mission Never Accomplished