BTW, on the subject of munitions replenishment, the Pentagon publicly stated it wants $80-200 billion tax dollars to cover costs of the Iranian war including “Munitions Replenishment.”
All this Iranian “peace and prosperity” comes at a steep price for US taxpayers.
The US and Israeli estimated 10,000 bombing sorties rapidly exhausted valuable, high-end US weapon stockpiles, and $billions of tax dollars are required to restock the US arsenal for other global threats that might endanger American families.
The Pentagon has critically depleted US stockpiles of key precision-guided missiles and interceptors to defend American families due to sustained Mideast conflicts.
Replenishing US military arsenals is expected to take 1-6 years. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) highlight the depletion levels of critical US munitions.
<>Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM): At least 45% of the stockpile has been used.
<>THAAD Interceptors: At least 50% of the inventory is depleted.
<>Patriot Air Defense: Nearly 50% of the stockpile has been expended.
<>Tomahawk Missiles: Roughly 30% of the arsenal has been utilized.
Defense analysts note that ramping up arms manufacturing faces structural bottlenecks, including long lead times for specialized materials, workforce constraints, and supply chain issues. Even with expanded capacity, it will take major defense contractors—such as Lockheed Martin and RTX—several years to rebuild pre-war inventory levels earmarked to protect American families.
Homeland and Global Defense: Munition shortages have forced the Pentagon to carefully weigh deployments. For example, interceptors and air defense systems originally stationed in Asia to deter regional threats have been diverted.
Near-Term Vulnerability: The depletion of long-range capabilities poses a potential risk should a conflict arise in another theater, such as the Indo-Pacific or other theaters of aggression that endanger American families.
US Military Using More Missiles to Defend Israel Than Israel Itself
Raises questions about the US-Israeli relationship
Weapons used on Iran were designed to protect American families
By Shireen Akram-Boshar, Truthout.org, May 22, 2026
The US is using more of its tax dollar paid arms resources to defend Israel than Israel itself uses, according to U.S. officials who spoke to The Washington Post. The officials disclosed that the U.S. military has depleted much of its missile-defense inventory after using far more of the weaponry to defend Israel throughout the war on Iran than Israel has used itself.
The U.S. has launched more than 200 THAAD missiles, approximately half of the Pentagon’s total stock, as well as over 100 Standard Missile-3 and Standard Missile-6 interceptors fired from naval vessels in the Mediterranean. Israel, on the other hand, fired fewer than 100 of its Arrow interceptors and around 90 David’s Sling interceptors — often firing these second-rate missiles when countering rockets fired by Hezbollah or the Houthis, and preserving its higher-end interceptors.
This raises questions both about the U.S.’s relationship with Israel as well as the U.S.’s use of weapons throughout the war on Iran. Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution that overthrew Iran’s US-backed Shah, Israel reportedly pressured Trump to begin the war on Iran. Netanyahu’s administration has consistently pushed for a more aggressive approach, demanding that the war resume and even suggesting the need for ground troops to invade Iran. On Tuesday, Trump and Netanyahu spoke in a “tense conversation” that highlighted their divergent views on the way forward, after Trump canceled his latest planned strikes on Iran.
Nonetheless, Trump insisted that he had the final word. But the US’s depletion of its own missiles (designed to protect American families) in defense of Israel show both its prioritization of Israel as well as its reckless use of weaponry throughout the war.
Earlier in May, concerns were raised about the U.S.’s use of weapons stockpiles throughout the war on Iran. Department of Defense reports showed that the military had depleted much of its stocks of Tomahawks, Patriots, and other munitions that could take years to replenish.
At the start of the war, Trump said that the US has “virtually unlimited” munitions that would allow it to fight wars “forever.” He claimed that stockpiles of medium and upper-grade munitions have “never been higher or better.” But the Trump administration has consistently repeated falsehoods throughout the course of its war, both about its own performance and Iran’s weaknesses.
Hegseth and Trump have both downplayed the deaths of U.S. troops at military bases struck by Iran in the region as well as the extent of the damage to these bases. And they have claimed to have “decimated” Iran’s military and missile stockpiles, while reports have found that its missile stockpile is still largely intact.
US shoulders much of Israel’s missile defense in Iran war
Pentagon shows DC fired more than 200 THAAD interceptors
Over 100 ship-based US missiles fired during the war with Iran,
Far more high-end munitions than Israel used,
Dire concerns remain over US readiness to protect American families
News Agencies / 05.21.26 / ynet.com / breaking news from Israel
The U.S. military has significantly depleted its stockpile of advanced missile-defense interceptors while defending Israel during the war with Iran, firing far more high-end munitions than Israeli forces used themselves, according to DOD assessments to The Washington Post.
The report said the imbalance highlights the extent to which Washington carried the burden of countering Iranian ballistic missile attacks during Operation Roaring Lion, while also raising questions about US military readiness and its security commitments elsewhere in the world.
Iranian missile interception in central Israel
According to three U.S. officials who spoke to The Washington Post on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security matters, the United States launched more than 200 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, interceptors in defense of Israel, roughly half of the Pentagon’s total inventory.
US naval vessels in the eastern Mediterranean also fired more than 100 Standard Missile-3 and Standard Missile-6 interceptors, the officials said. Israel, by comparison, fired fewer than 100 Arrow interceptors and about 90 David’s Sling interceptors, some of which were used against less sophisticated projectiles launched by Iran-backed groups in Yemen and Lebanon.
Yes, kicking the crap out of someone is expensive. And sometimes appropriate. And the Iranians have been attacking us for decades now, probably including at least one attempt on Trump’s life.
But to you, it is all “Israel”.