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naftali

(20 posts)
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:55 PM 20 hrs ago

Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war

Source: Assiciated Press

The Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, a sizable amount that is certain to be met with questions from Congress, which would need to approve any new money.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-us-pentagon-972ec1bd956a2c3633e6ab7fff389791

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Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war (Original Post) naftali 20 hrs ago OP
Absolutely not! SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #1
Welcome to DU! SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #2
Pentagon seeks funds to cover money already wasted. There's yer headline. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #3
Let the military/industrial complex donate... LakeVermilion 19 hrs ago #4
This is shrub asking for $870B after the Iraq invasion in 2003 to cover ongoing operations all over again. ChicagoTeamster 19 hrs ago #5
Trump calls it a 'small price to pay.' Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 19 hrs ago #6
Then you pay for it, MF. raccoon 5 hrs ago #15
Tariffs, war with Iran and $45 Billion for ICE. The nation will be bankrupt. Fla Dem 16 hrs ago #7
the GOP plan LymphocyteLover 16 hrs ago #9
Bankrupt the country durablend 13 hrs ago #12
That's the idea orangecrush 7 hrs ago #14
Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! LymphocyteLover 16 hrs ago #8
Get it Rebl2 16 hrs ago #10
Feed our children and take care of our sick. Talitha 15 hrs ago #11
Get his billionaire buddies to pay for it RainCaster 8 hrs ago #13

LakeVermilion

(1,568 posts)
4. Let the military/industrial complex donate...
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:12 PM
19 hrs ago

They probably already donate to the ballroom and to the remodel of The Kennedy Center.

ChicagoTeamster

(884 posts)
5. This is shrub asking for $870B after the Iraq invasion in 2003 to cover ongoing operations all over again.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:28 PM
19 hrs ago

The end result was way more. The US has already spent $13B in just what? a week? Plus, how much did the June bombings in Lebanon and Iran cost already?

If he wanted money for an Epstein distraction, he shouldn't have given out the tax cuts or wasted all the DOGE money. Claw that money back now.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,302 posts)
6. Trump calls it a 'small price to pay.'
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:58 PM
19 hrs ago

Debate in Washington over the cost of the war in Iran escalated on Thursday as a new possible price tag of $200 billion began to circulate among policymakers.

The figure isn't final but could represent the Trump administration's eventual request to Congress — a "supplemental funding bill," in Washington parlance — to cover additional costs stemming from the war.

-snip-

"We are asking for a lot of reasons," Trump said, adding that funding is also about rebuilding the overall military beyond what is happening in Iran.

The request, he said, is "a small price to pay to make sure that we stay tippy top."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/200-billion-for-the-war-in-iran-trump-calls-it-a-small-price-to-pay-174411938.html

RainCaster

(13,660 posts)
13. Get his billionaire buddies to pay for it
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 02:32 AM
8 hrs ago

Peter Theil can pay for it, he wants that war.

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