8 Reasons Why Congress Should Vote No on Training and Funding Syrian Rebels
Wednesday September 17, 2014
1. It is a waste of money.
We'd be on the hook for a projected $21 billion price tag over three years. The Pentagon plans to train 5,000 rebels in the next year, which at $1 million for each soldier could cost up to $15 billion dollars over the three-year war. The nearly 2,000 U.S. troops in Iraq will cost $6 billion over three years.
The last Iraq War added at least $5 trillion to the long-term deficit.
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