May. 12 at 5:43 PM
US fired more Patriot missiles in the first 4 days of the Iran war than it supplied to Ukraine over the past 4 years. Each of those missiles in the defence system costs
$4M -
Harvard Kennedy School: "Based on what we know now, it [the current Iran war] is costing about
$2B a day in short-term, upfront costs, which is the tip of the iceberg,”
“I am certain we will reach 1 trillion dollars for the Iran war" - when long-term expenses – after the war ends – include veterans’ care & restocking weapons’ inventory are added
Yet the DoD is claiming that the cost of Iran war is only
$29B at Congressional hearing
Currently day 73 of the Iran War
Rumour: Iran damaged US military bases & equipment in the Middle East far worse than publicly acknowledged
Pentagon comptroller says they do not “have a final number for what the damage is to our installations overseas”
“We will formulate a supplemental [on additional funding], through the White House, that will come to Congress once we have a full assessment of the cost of the conflict"
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