"No More Wars" Trump Requesting $72 Billion for the Iran War

wing2000 · Friday at 8:01 AM

72 Billion for war.
11 Billion for farmers hurt by Trump's tarriff policies.

Where does it end?

On June 24, the White House requested $87.6 billion in emergency supplemental funding. Most of the request—some $72 billion—is ostensibly related to the war in Iran.

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wing2000 · Friday at 8:16 AM

The House already passed the supplemental funding, which, btw, is not paid for. And notably, packaged it with Trump's "save America" measures...

House Republicans have opted to use the reconciliation process, which allows them to advance a budget bill without support from Democrats, to help cover most of the costs of the Iran war. The framework for the package also authorizes $12 billion in aid for farmers and $10 billion for election-related measures.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/22/house-passes-115-trillion-defense-bill-tees-up-billions-more-iran-war/

wing2000 · Friday at 8:20 AM

The CATO analyst further notes:

"....at least a quarter of the supplemental would finance ongoing operations, adding to “the roughly $113 billion this war has already cost.” The administration also requests $21 billion to replenish depleted munitions; $1.2 billion for unspecified “administration priorities”; and $12 billion for classified programs. It is doubtful that all of these qualify as emergencies."

https://www.cato.org/blog/iran-war-supplemental-rife-wasteful-spending-should-be-rejected?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=facebook&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=

Desk trauma · Friday at 10:12 AM

Sigh.

Landon Caeli · Friday at 1:45 PM

Nithavela · Friday at 2:12 PM

wing2000 · Friday at 4:37 PM

Senator Angus King, the Maine independent aligned with Democrats, has never in more than a decade in Congress opposed the annual Pentagon policy measure, a bill that traditionally draws overwhelming bipartisan backing by lawmakers eager to show support for America’s military.

Yet Mr. King this month crossed what was once considered a political red line, by joining Senate Democrats in unanimously blocking a bill that would lay out more than $1.15 trillion in Pentagon spending.
.....

“It’d be hard to explain a vote to say: ‘Well, I’m against the Iran war. It’s never been justified. It’s never been authorized. But I voted for a bill that funds the department.’”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/us/politics/democrats-defense-bill.html

Aryeh Jay · Friday at 5:42 PM

There is no war, there are no tariffs, everything is going great.

SarahsKnight · Friday at 7:23 PM

wing2000 said:
72 Billion for war.
11 Billion for farmers hurt by Trump's tarriff policies.

Where does it end?

On June 24, the White House requested $87.6 billion in emergency supplemental funding. Most of the request—some $72 billion—is ostensibly related to the war in Iran.

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To paraphrase a line by Tom Skeritt's character from Steel Magnolias ->

Our President is a moron and I am not even sure he has opposable thumbs.

Servus · Friday at 8:07 PM

Suddenly they're complaining about foreign aid. Hilarious.

Say it aint so · Saturday at 11:42 AM

Servus said:
Suddenly they're complaining about foreign aid. Hilarious.

Suddenly they're complaining about foreign ~~aid~~ wars. Hilarious.

Landon Caeli · Saturday at 3:30 PM

Say it aint so said:
Suddenly they're complaining about foreign ~~aid~~ wars. Hilarious.

Suddenly they're complaining about foreign ~~aid~~ ~~wars~~ spending. Hilarious.

Desk trauma · Saturday at 3:55 PM

Landon Caeli said:
Suddenly they're complaining about foreign ~~aid~~ ~~wars~~ spending. Hilarious.

Who’s they?

Landon Caeli · Saturday at 3:56 PM

Desk trauma said:
Who’s they?

I have no idea. I just copied and pasted.. Don't shoot the messenger, dude...

RDKirk · Saturday at 4:09 PM

Servus said:
Suddenly they're complaining about foreign aid. Hilarious.

All the money for the war goes to American corporations (unless they're actually foreign owned--I haven't tracked down who actually owns Raytheon or Lockheed, but I'm presuming they must still be American-owned corporations).

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN · Saturday at 4:19 PM

Servus said:
Suddenly they're complaining about foreign aid. Hilarious.

I prefer, that people, kids, and babies in America getting health care, food , better schooling and shelter. Then waisting our money on invasion in other countries. And using our money to clean the mess our president's caused

Landon Caeli · Saturday at 4:37 PM

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:
I prefer, that people, kids, and babies in America getting health care, food , better schooling and shelter. Then waisting our money on invasion in other countries. And using our money to clean the mess our president's caused

Why?

Hans Blaster · Saturday at 5:10 PM

Landon Caeli said:
Why?

Because she likes helping her own people more than harming other people. The bigger question is why don't you?

Say it aint so · Saturday at 5:24 PM

Landon Caeli said:
Suddenly they're complaining about foreign ~~aid~~ ~~wars~~ spending. Hilarious.

The war of choice with Iran is not foreign spending.
It's domestic to pay for a mistake.
Kind of like the aide now paid to farmers because not only this mistake, but the trade war mistake.
And the "they" is the majority of Americans.

Landon Caeli · Saturday at 6:16 PM

Hans Blaster said:
Because she likes helping her own people more than harming other people. The bigger question is why don't you?

Because it sounds boring and predictable.

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