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7. A half a billion?

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 05:57 PM

Sep 2014

More like half a trillion for starters.

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House grudgingly approves arms for Syrian rebels [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2014 OP

Best of a long list of bad options? louis-t Sep 2014 #1

Don't the Syrian rebels already have enough U.S. weapons? OnlinePoker Sep 2014 #2

That would be nice. 840high Sep 2014 #9

Whoa jamzrockz Sep 2014 #22

grudgingly? Autumn Sep 2014 #3

Who will teach ISIL how to use them? merrily Sep 2014 #4

When I read your comment, christx30 Sep 2014 #14

Well, that's a half a billion bucks down the toilet. At best. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #5

A half a billion? Aerows Sep 2014 #7

This particular vote authorized the expenditure of $500 million. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #18

True. A billion just doesn't stretch very far anymore. merrily Sep 2014 #20

"The 273-156 vote crossed party lines to an unusual degree" Aerows Sep 2014 #6

And there has always been anti-war lelties and libertarians. clg311 Sep 2014 #11

I am probably the odd man out here but I say good! William769 Sep 2014 #8

I agree with you on many things my friend Aerows Sep 2014 #15

What horseshit. PeteSelman Sep 2014 #10

Another win for bin laden. NT clg311 Sep 2014 #12

Yuck. bigwillq Sep 2014 #13

Wasn't there an AP article lancer78 Sep 2014 #16

I was about to post that too. christx30 Sep 2014 #24

As long as the arms only go to good rebels, not bad daleo Sep 2014 #21

Lets hope jamzrockz Sep 2014 #23