Originally Posted by
AYLflyer
The Pentagon is asking for an additional $200 billion for the war. I thought it was announced that we already won this thing after the first few days? Also where is this money coming from? The first year of this administration was all about cutting spending and cutting programs, departments and increasing efficiency. Now we're okay just spending more on foreign wars?
(This is not a partisan statement, this is a direct question from an upset American who is again seeing his tax dollars burned on a Middle East conflict while so much is needed here at home). We were promised no new conflicts, what gives?
The ground invasion isn't going to pay for itself, and Israel certainly isn't going to be cutting us a check either.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/netanyahu-trump-us-israel-iran-ground-component.html
“I know what America is, America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction. They won’t get in the way.”
- Benjamin Netanyahu