U.S. Military Spends $7.5 Million a Day on Iraq Operations

U.S. military operations targeting Islamic State militants in Iraq cost on average $7.5 million a day, Pentagon Press Secretary Adm. John Kirby said on Friday.

They've been ongoing since mid-June, which adds up to more than $500 million in total outlay.

.@PentagonPresSec says US spending av $7.5m a day since June 16th. 75 days = >$500m so far on operations in #Iraq

— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) August 29, 2014

The money is taken from the Overseas Contingency Operations fund.

According to the U.S. Department of Defense's 2014 budget request, $79.4 billion was earmarked to support

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