Cost of Air War Against ISIS Climbs to $11 Billion: Pentagon

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Cost of Air War Against ISIS Climbs to $11 Billion: Pentagon


Posted By: Oriana Pawlyk January 19, 2017

The cost of the U.S.-led air war against the Islamic State has climbed to nearly $11 billion since its inception, the latest figures show.

By the end of 2016, the Defense Department had spent $10.72 billion on Operation Inherent Resolve since the mission began in June 2014, up from $5.5 billion for the period ending the previous year.

The Air Force shouldered about two-thirds of the costs, or more than $6 billion. The Army accounted for 17 percent; the Navy, 12 percent; and Special Operations Command, 8 percent. 

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We throw money at every problem. We'll destroy ourselves if we keep spending 100 times that of our every opponent.