US Ops Against ISIL Cost About $100M: CSBA’s Harrison

US Ops Against ISIL Cost About $100M: CSBA’s Harrison
US Ops Against ISIL Cost About $100M: CSBA’s Harrison

WASHINGTON:  US operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (or whatever we’re calling it these days) have probably cost the country about $100 million so far, according to one of the top defense budget experts. “t’s difficult to come up with a precise estimate for what current operations in Iraq are costing…

300 US Advisors Heading To Iraq; Obama Pledges To Eye ‘Mission Creep’

300 US Advisors Heading To Iraq; Obama Pledges To Eye ‘Mission Creep’
300 US Advisors Heading To Iraq; Obama Pledges To Eye ‘Mission Creep’

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama today outlined a careful commitment of US forces to Iraq, pledging to watch any “mission creep” as he sends an initial 300 special operations advisors to gauge the strengths, weaknesses and cohesiveness of Iraq’s security forces as they battle the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The U.S., Obama…