The U.S. War Against ISIS Could Cost Up To $1.5 Billion A Month

Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby briefs reporters at the Pentagon, Sept. 25, 2014. Kirby showed slides and videos highlighting U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets in Syria. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett

The War Against ISIS Could Cost American Taxpayers Up To $1.5 Billion A Month -- Shadee Ashtari, Huffington Post

As the military campaign against the Islamic State expands into Syria, its cost will increase as well. According to one defense spending expert, the United States' war on the militant group could now be costing taxpayers up to $1.5 billion a month.

"On an annual basis, I estimate the operations will cost somewhere between $15 and $20 billion," Gordon Adams, a professor of U.S. foreign policy at American University, told The Huffington Post. During the Clinton administration, Adams served in the Office of Management and Budget, where he oversaw budgeting for national security and international affairs.

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My Comment: A part of me is saying that the $1.5 billion a month cost is exaggerated .... but when put into the context of past conflicts .... this number is actually very low. My prediction .... history is going to repeat itself, and this is going to be a costly war.