Cost to Care For A Refugee vs Cost of Bombs and Missiles

I know the math is hard, but hang on. The U.S. spent $119.1 million just on the ordnance dropped on Syria—not counting the cost of keeping all those missile delivery systems in place. Aircraft carriers don’t pay for themselves, you know. And each B-1B Lancer fighter jet used to convey some of the missiles to their targets cost $95,000 per flight hour. Heck, two hours flying time pays for all the Syrian refugees accepted into the U.S. this year.

The 2018 cost per missile: $1,400,000.

The 2018 estimated cost per refugee: $15,900.