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naftali

(21 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:55 PM Mar 19

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 Mar 19 OP

Absolutely not! SheltieLover Mar 19 #1

Welcome to DU! SheltieLover Mar 19 #2

Pentagon seeks funds to cover money already wasted. There's yer headline. twodogsbarking Mar 19 #3

Let the military/industrial complex donate... LakeVermilion Mar 19 #4

This is shrub asking for $870B after the Iraq invasion in 2003 to cover ongoing operations all over again. ChicagoTeamster Mar 19 #5

Trump calls it a 'small price to pay.' Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 19 #6

Then you pay for it, MF. raccoon Mar 20 #15

Tariffs, war with Iran and $45 Billion for ICE. The nation will be bankrupt. Fla Dem Mar 19 #7

the GOP plan LymphocyteLover Mar 19 #9

Bankrupt the country durablend Mar 19 #12

Boo to that! I vote no. LymphocyteLover Mar 20 #16

That's the idea orangecrush Mar 20 #14

Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! LymphocyteLover Mar 19 #8

Get it Rebl2 Mar 19 #10

Feed our children and take care of our sick. Talitha Mar 19 #11

Get his billionaire buddies to pay for it RainCaster Mar 20 #13

SheltieLover

(81,370 posts)

1. Absolutely not!

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Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:56 PM

Mar 19

SheltieLover

(81,370 posts)

2. Welcome to DU!

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Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:57 PM

Mar 19

twodogsbarking

(19,098 posts)

3. Pentagon seeks funds to cover money already wasted. There's yer headline.

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Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:08 PM

Mar 19

LakeVermilion

(1,611 posts)

4. Let the military/industrial complex donate...

Reply to naftali (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:12 PM

Mar 19

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

ChicagoTeamster

(1,120 posts)

5. This is shrub asking for $870B after the Iraq invasion in 2003 to cover ongoing operations all over again.

Reply to naftali (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:28 PM

Mar 19

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

(136,588 posts)

6. Trump calls it a 'small price to pay.'

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Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:58 PM

Mar 19

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.

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"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