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Posted on 06/22/2026 8:49:08 PM PDT by Kleon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to what is already a sizable military spending boost being sought by President Donald Trump.
The White House Office of Management and Budget has yet to make a formal request to Congress. But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill, including Monday evening. A top deputy defense secretary told senators about the Iran funding request last week, according to two people familiar with the situation but not authorized to discuss it publicly.
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SAVE Act first…. or together.
How about NO.
Sunk cost fallacy. Continuing to invest in something solely because of past expenditures hoping to recover unrecoverable losses.
How about NO.
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The bloat in military spending is ridiculous and has been for years.
Too bad Hegseth only sees fat generals, because there is a lot of nonessential fat hiding out under the umbrella called “national security.”
The DoD/DoW regular budget of $1.5 Trillion doesn’t cover ANY military “activity” above just training, weapons development and “existing”?
“The DoD/DoW regular budget of $1.5 Trillion doesn’t cover ANY military “activity” above just training, weapons development and “existing”?”
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A carrier strike group costs ~ $9 to $10 million per DAY, and we’ve had several of them roaming around for extended periods.
Just say no. Use Mrs. Reagan‘s words.
So 5 carrier strike groups are good for ~31,000 days per annual budget! (Plus the “other stuff”) ;-)
Cheapest war ever.
the tax payer already have paid for those missiles,
we’re just budgeting for the next one
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