It cost the taxpayers 500,000,000 to train fifty-four Syrians to fight ISIS. It ended up costing the US taxpayers $100 million per Syrian fighter.
(Fox News) The top U.S. military commander for the Middle East admitted Wednesday that only “four or five” U.S.-trained fighters remain on the battlefield in Syria, leading to accusations from lawmakers that the program is a “joke” and “total failure.”
I’d set up my own version of Blackwater and handle the effort at a discount of $90 million per fighter. I’d be thrilled to train up one Humvee full of Syrians for half a billion dollars. Naturally, the money would be paid in gold by the US taxpayers and deposited to my account in Switzerland. As a gesture of my thanks to the US taxpayers, I’d even promise to capture TWO US Humvees, left for the Iraqi Army and abandoned intact on the battlefield for ISIS.
Cheaper by the dozen. I’d train twelve Syrians for a billion dollars! That would represent a serious savings to the US taxpayer. I’d even kick back 10% to the Obama Legacy Library fund! Everybody wins. The US gets 12 fighters who are every bit as qualified as the “4 or 5” they have now, two recovered Humvees and that would bring our commitment to defeating ISIS to 16 (or 17) – and two rigs for them to drive around in.
Somebody, call Barack!
I dunno, LL. Seems to me that you've never trained Syrian fighters before, and we would be watching you fumble around getting your training up and running, with lots of OJT going on.
I'm afraid we could probably only offer up half a billion dollars to train those 12 Syrian fighters, based on your inexperience.
Take it or leave it.
I fear obama has poisoned everything he's touched.
I'd take the half billion so long as I get to put all of the weapons that I capture onto the Hillary Clinton black market. I'd make up the lost half billion and then some in no time. I know the drill. Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.
It's who he is and what he does for a living.
Is every Obama program a failure? Maybe, from his true point of view, a roaring success.
I think that it depends on what the goal was. I'm sure that President Obama would consider spending 500 million of other people's money to train "4 or 5" Syrians would be a bargain.
One more failure… When you gut the training, this is what you get… And I'd do it for $80M… I work cheap! 🙂
This is a very good plan and it's cost effective. Count me in. I understand there's a market for AK47s in Texas, just so you know.
We need to form a union to protect the journeyman's pay rate…
The DLC definitely has a role in this.
I think you're the man for the job!
If the USGOV wants to throw away borrowed money, they need to start throwing it to me. I can find a better use for it.
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