A certain Special Ally is burning tax dollars--and critical US munitions.
...The Pentagon needs $80 billion to cover expenses from the Iran War and other expenses, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the discussions. The details of the funding constraints were reportedly unveiled by Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg during phone calls with lawmakers. ...
That's a lot of cash. Could be used domestically to repair a Helluvalotta roads. But we digress.
...The Iran War has not only been a draw on the Department of War’s budget, but also critical munitions stockpiles. Key quantities of Patriot interceptor missiles and THAAD have been particularly affected since the war began.
The U.S. military has used somewhere between 45% and 61% of its Patriot missiles since the Iran War began, according to a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report. Between 1,060 and 1,430 of the 2,330 Patriot missiles in the stockpile have reportedly been expended.
Likewise, between 52% and 80% of the THAAD munitions stockpiles have already been expended during the Iran War, according to the CSIS report, which estimates between 190 and 290 of the 360 THAAD munitions in the stockpile have been depleted....
The Zion crowd screeches that Iran should NOT have self-defense missiles.
They're doing a great job of making sure the US does not have self-defense missiles, too.
That's because they are Our Greatest Ally, see??
2 comments:
The question is 80 billion
How much does aipac pay to our
Politicians?
Is it more than the 80 billion?
Are we getting screwed because our congressmen doesn’t represent us?
Once again, Dad29 significantly downplays the role of Trump in this war.
After he and Netanyahu launched the war, they said their aims were to destroy Iran's nuclear program, halt its ability to threaten neighbors with missiles and proxy forces, and make it possible for Iranians to topple the government. None of those objectives has been achieved.
And on top of it all, the “deal” to end this war includes a heavy upfront unfreezing of assets while leaving the specifics of a final nuclear agreement for future negotiations. It’s risible.
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