Topaz Posted November 5, 2014 Report Posted November 5, 2014 The Canadian military is saying the cost for this war, won't be know for months but I did read online days ago that bombing on dump truck cost 1 million! So I think its easy to say we could be looking at 500mil to 1 Bil or more. Will we know by an election, probably not and they still haven't found those missing uniforms worth over 500 mil., maybe there wasn't any and they just used the money for something else. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/11/04/canadians_wont_know_cost_of_iraq_mission_for_months.html Quote
PIK Posted November 5, 2014 Report Posted November 5, 2014 It costs money topaz and we can wait till it is over to find out. This mission is not about saving money. Quote Toronto, like a roach motel in the middle of a pretty living room.
DFCaper Posted November 5, 2014 Report Posted November 5, 2014 It costs money topaz and we can wait till it is over to find out. This mission is not about saving money. I wish we would spend heavily to directly help the refugees that we are supposedly there to help. If we spent $1 on refugee camps for every $2 we do on the military actions, we would be heroes of the people... Quote "Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it" - Hellen Keller "Success is not measured by the heights one attains, but by the obstacles one overcomes in its attainment" - Booker T. Washington
eyeball Posted November 5, 2014 Report Posted November 5, 2014 If you proposed $2 relief for every military $1 spent you'd be branded a terrorist sympathizer/radicalizer. Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
Moonbox Posted November 6, 2014 Report Posted November 6, 2014 The Canadian military is saying the cost for this war, won't be know for months but I did read online days ago that bombing on dump truck cost 1 million! So I think its easy to say we could be looking at 500mil to 1 Bil or more. Maybe if we were bombing dump trucks with Tomahawk cruise missiles, otherwise I'd be curious where you read that. Was it rabble.ca? It doesn't cost $1M every time you fly a CF-18, nor are we using ultra-sophisticated weapons for basic interdiction. Also, it's not simply a matter of comparing the cost of a mission vs the cost of enemy equipment/infrastructure destroyed. Presumably, people die in these strikes, and every dead enemy is worth something. Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he is for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous
Topaz Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Posted November 6, 2014 So, in YOUR view what IS this about??? Quote
Big Guy Posted November 6, 2014 Report Posted November 6, 2014 I believe that it is very difficult to pin down the actual cost of a war. It is not as if a military is created only for a certain mission. For example, we have airplanes bombing in Iraq. Even if we were not there we would still be paying all the soldiers (although combat pay may increase that cost) and we would still need fuel for the airplanes. As to the bombs, I understand that there is a "best before" date by which the bombs must be used or just exploded or dismantled. There are many extra expenses during a conflict that can rightly be blamed on the conflict. Every war is expensive and the last few that we have been involved in have wasted $billions and far too many Canadian lives. Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
Argus Posted November 7, 2014 Report Posted November 7, 2014 So, in YOUR view what IS this about??? Here's an interesting idea. ISIS is attracting Islamist fanatics from all over the world. Think of it as a big bug trap. They're all gathered there together screaming and howling and pulling their hair out, and we can bomb the crap out of them safely from above. This greatly reduces the world's supply of Islamist nutbars at a reasonable price. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Moonbox Posted November 8, 2014 Report Posted November 8, 2014 Mileage varies on pure air campaigns. Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he is for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous
hitops Posted November 10, 2014 Report Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) If you proposed $2 relief for every military $1 spent you'd be branded a terrorist sympathizer/radicalizer. That's joke right? The military budget is small compared to our entitlements. We spend more just on EI payments. And it's a small fraction of what we spend on healthcare. Edited November 10, 2014 by hitops Quote
PIK Posted November 10, 2014 Report Posted November 10, 2014 We are, don't believe what the MSM tells you. And remember when we take more land back more aid arrives. Don't be a JT and say we need to send aid when we can't say for sure it will get there, until the fighting stops or slows down. Quote Toronto, like a roach motel in the middle of a pretty living room.
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