Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says

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You mean the war that was never approved by Congress to begin with?.....that war?....

That’s 20 James Webb Telescopes.. just being pissed away

What war?  I thought this was an excursion?  What kind of excusion had a $200 BILLION price tag?  Better have an amazing spread in that picnic basket...

But still no money to feed the poor, pay for higher education or universal healthcare. But pointless wars, we have deep pockets for you.

Universal healthcare ❌ Universal warfare ✅

Meanwhile, this past September saw record-setting spending; much of which is controversial (see below): [https://www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth-spent-millions-steak-crab-legs-lobster-report-11658295](https://www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth-spent-millions-steak-crab-legs-lobster-report-11658295) From the article: * Department of Defense, headed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, **spent $93.4 billion** on grants and contracts **in September** 2025, the largest single‑month total ever recorded by any federal agency. * **$50.1 billion** of the September total was spent in the final **five working days** of the fiscal year. **Specific spending amounts** (as per article); recall that this was just in **September**, 2025: * $2 million on Alaskan king crab * $6.9 million on lobster tail * $15.1 million spent on rib-eye steak. * $1 million of salmon * $139,224 on 272 orders of doughnuts * $124,000 for ice-cream machines * $26,000 for sushi preparation tables * $100,000 ("nearly") on a Steinway & Sons grand piano to outfit the home of the Air Force chief of staff * $5.3 million was spent on Apple devices, including brand-new iPads * $225.6 million for furniture * $12,540 for fruit-basket stands * $60,000+ for high-end furniture maker Herman Miller recliners

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No more money for this illegal war.

This is why we don't have universal healthcare

Who still believes that DOGE was anything more than an operation to steal the private data of every American? These people don’t care about reducing debt. They care about f****** over marginalized people.

I don't want to hear one goddamn word from the Republicans about the deficit the next time a Democrat becomes president (assuming Trump doesn't succeed in turning us into a dictatorship). The biggest trick the devil ever pulled was not convincing the world he didn't exist, it was convincing the American people the Republicans are the party of fiscal responsibility.

I would prefer to not be at war with Iran and I would prefer to spend money on being able to see a doctor and not having it cost an arm and a leg

If you wanted healthcare, that's where it went. Get these guys out of office and get us healthcare. You can't say there isn't enough money. There is always hundreds of billions that can come out of thin air when the federal government wants it. Get rid of health insurance and put the whole country on a plan like many other world leading countries already use. It's not new, the US is far behind on this and is one of the last developed countries left to not provide universal healthcare for all.

There will always be enough money in the budget for killing brown people on the other side of the world. But we still can't afford healthcare or education for some reason

The department of education budget is 70 billion. Let that sink in.

Why can't they seek 200 billion for U.S. healthcare?

That's 1B for the war and 199B for themselves. F*** all of them.

I just want healthcare

Ten billion a year to end homelessness. Think of what they steal from us!

Found the waste, fraud and abuse! 

Democrats who vote yes need to go

Can’t fund school lunches but more war no problem

Cost of ending homelessness? $30 billion. This is outrageous.

Republicans approved the largest defense budget in history last year and they already need more?? This goes beyond incompetence.

I was told it was 'over, mostly'. So...

I just want my asthma meds without paying $350.

We love fiscal conservatism 🙄

Anyone notice Epstein hasn’t been mentioned in a week or two?

Send ice over there. They get more money than the Marines.

But how are we going to pay for it? That’s what I always hear when it’s about anything that will actually help regular people and not the Epstein class.

Yeah but f*** your children's futures.. WAR

Remember when Elon talked all that noise about saving money via DOGE. What’s he saying now as the govt burns through money on a pointless war?

Wait how much was it going to cost to extend health care subsidies? $30 Billion? But that was too expensive. But $200 Billion for a stupid war that doesn't benefit America in any way? That is reasonable. WTF.

Maybe they should hold a bake sale.

just ask big oil. its for them anyway

start a go fund me b****

The military has failed its last eight audits. They can’t account for 61% of their budget. There’s no f****** way we should give them more money.

What is the end goal for these people? They're spending money like insane people, where do they think this is all headed? What kind of a life do they want for themselves when this is all over? Is it literally just mountain dew and rage tweets from here until the grave for these guys?

This is why they took healthcare away and USAID away resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands? Where is the savings? Everyone needs to stop f****** paying taxes to this shadow government.

$200 billion for an illegal war sure is gutsy.

Red voters will do anything for their orange felon in chief. They believe every demented word out of his mouth, every contradiction, every blatant lie, every childish insult. Red voters should be shunned.

But no healthcare, right?

I’m seeking $100 billion to make me rich

Nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars for a war that nobody asked for or signed off on? Eat a d*** (though they'll probably still get it).