DOD Estimate On Iraq And Syria Ops Stands At $7M-$10M Per Day As 500 Soldiers Deploy

By Tony Bertuca / September 25, 2014 at 5:14 PM
The Defense Department is spending between $7 million and $10 million per day on operations in Iraq and Syria, though Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon's chief spokesman, stressed that those numbers were loose estimates. "I don't have a great figure for you right now," he said during a Pentagon press conference. "The best estimate I can give you now is between $7 million and $10 million per day, but that varies. I want to remind you that this is...

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