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Johonny

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5. He wanted 1.5 Trillion for defense

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 09:19 AM

19 hrs ago

He's going to spend over 2 trillion on defense this year.

Iran alone might cost 200 billion, but that "estimate" is likely soaring as we speak. Think of how much we are burning on our embargo of Venezuela, which has no end.

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How many do we go through a year normally? OC375 20 hrs ago #1

It's how many the defense contractors make in 5 years. gab13by13 20 hrs ago #2

I don't believe anything they say leftstreet 20 hrs ago #3

He wanted 1.5 Trillion for defense Johonny 19 hrs ago #5

One aspect the movies get wrong about war Johnny2X2X 20 hrs ago #4

They were getting stale.... SergeStorms 19 hrs ago #6

Wait until we invade Cuba D_Master81 19 hrs ago #7

Trump's burned through FIVE YEARS worth of Tomahawk inventory in THREE DAYS, LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #8