The global war on terror has cost far more than we could have possibly imagined it would in the days immediately following 9/11. Costs have literally stretched into the trillions on dollars. Those numbers can be staggering even when you look at just one particular failed component of our global fight against extremism and terror. Let’s look at how much America has paid to train foreign fighters to do our fighting for us.

John Iadarola (Think Tank) discusses how much money the U.S. has spent on foreign fighters in the Middle East and Northern African. Has all the money the U.S. spent on foreign fighters paid off at all? Let us know what you think in the comments.