US to help Iraq recruit 40,000 troops ($14 Billion, 18 months)

[babylonsister]

Not going anywhere for awhile?

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070422211143.pay6xptk&show_article=1&catnum=0

US to help Iraq recruit 40,000 troops
Apr 22 05:11 PM US/Eastern


Iraq and the United States are to spend 14 billion dollars and recruit 40,000 new soldiers into the Iraqi armed forces in the next 18 months, a US military commander said Sunday.

US army Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey, who is in charge of training Iraqi security forces, said that America will spend five billion dollars and the remaining nine billion would come from Iraqi coffers.

Dempsey said the plan is driven by how "the Iraqis want their security forces to look" in the future and and not just to "solve problems of today."

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[bahrbearian]

1. Just sell them Black Water,

[Monkeyman]

2. But They Are Not Training them no more

[TomInTib]

4. See my reply below, Monkeyman.

I think you and I should get into training guys who are just gonna run away when it hits the fan.

Remember the Tigers in our little dust-up? I wonder what that cost.

[TomInTib]

3. What a DEAL!! Only $350,000 per troop!

I want me some of that.

Effing outrageous is what it is.

[babylonsister]

5. And at those prices, it makes me wonder who'll be doing the training. nt

[TomInTib]

6. BlackWater or DynCorp are my guesses.

Absolutely outrageous expense to train guys who are gonna scoot at the first sign of trouble unless our guys are holding their hands.

Or more likely, holding guns on their sorry asses to keep them in the field.

[babylonsister]

7. Yes, Blackwater immediately came to mind.

Beyond outrageous.

[Disturbed]

8. More $Billions thrown down the rathole.

Are the Dems in Congress going along with this waste of Tax $$$ ?

[az chela]

9. Another 14 billion to murder people??

How much is a human live worth????Do anyone know how much good that money could do for our vets,the homeless,people with out food or health care.This is beyond insane