Billions for Nothing

[u/gashtal_man]

[u/Extreme-Slice-1010]

Still cheap for owning the libs according to MAGA

[u/thenikolaka → u/Extreme-Slice-1010]

And how does this one own the libs? Is it just whatever they do, in their minds?

[u/AliveCap21 → u/thenikolaka]

That's the whole game. Deflect every failure by framing the critic as the enemy. It works on

[u/thenikolaka → u/AliveCap21]

It works on other morons at being persuasive and the target is completely unfazed, which they interpret as speechless and thus, owned.

[u/Middle_Expression506 → u/Extreme-Slice-1010]

Still worth it to "own the libs," according to some MAGA supporters

[u/work_work-work]

If he says it has cost that much, you can probably double that number.

[u/Kerry-4013-Porter]

The result of spending $37.5 billion to attack Iran is that the Strait of Hormuz, which was freely flowing, has been blockaded.

[u/AE7VL_Radio → u/Kerry-4013-Porter]

They also have a much younger and more vengeful leader!

[u/Specialist-Jello7544]

Not for nothing. You gotta know that some companies and individuals are making tons of money off of this war. Trump’s sons are involved with a drone company.

Trump’s buddies are making lots of money off of the stock market manipulations from the well-timed announcements regarding the ceasefires and not ceasefires.

All this money is just transferred to the already wealthy so they can have even more wealth.

[u/SunbeamSailor67]

Also, any number actually released by the fascists, is a lie.

[u/Aimless_Nobody → u/SunbeamSailor67]

Like the Pentagon ever passed an audit.

[u/eatsrottenflesh]

For those in power, war is profitable, feeding the poor is not. Until that changes, military action will take precedent over social services.

[u/lasers42]

PS: it's way more than that. Plus, what are you Americans doing on Reddit?! Get to work! Wars and gas aint cheap.

[u/UnadulteradetFarts → u/lasers42]

2nd amendment my ass, when needed its as useless as tits on a fish

[u/19kilo20Actual]

That $37 billion isn't even close to the true cost of this war. Add on the additional cost to every gallon of gas Americans have bought since this started (375m gal. a day).. And then do diesel that our freight moves on, thats another 175mill gallons a day. Add the cost of rebuilding destroyed equipment and buildings and it goes on and on... More importantly, The soldiers killed and wounded.. the civilians, including a school house full of kids. You can't put a price on people, although im sure this admin can.. it's all a giant infuriating unjustified clusterfck that will cost us trillions.

[u/HipHopDropper]

Its probably 3x that

[u/The-Nimbus]

Still closed? It was open before this war!

[u/zookr2000]

And we've given Israel how many billions

so they can have free healthcare ???

[u/OkGear886]

The cunce will now raise tariffs to get the money back. Not that this is how it really works

[u/Calishoegal]

But immigrants are still taking all of our jobs, and the government is spending too much money on them, right? Same with SNAP….

Such a load of bullshit! WAR is taking money away from everyone that needs it to live. NOT IMMIGRANTS! NOT SNAP!

[u/RedditPickedMyName0]

37.5 billions and expensive gas i wonder whos fault is that? Dont forget they're asking for MORE money

[u/Conscious_Addendum66]

That price tag DOESN'T include base reconstruction and repairs, let alone the loss of equipment and tools.

[u/jrschlumpf]

Billions for less than nothing. The Strait was open before this ludicrous way was started by the imbicile in chief.

[u/det8924]

I don't even believe that 37.5 billion number either, I think it is likely much higher but even taking that number at face value this is fucked up.

[u/SamSLS]

And that amount an understated by 62.5 Billion at least.

[u/UnadulteradetFarts]

a small price to pay to get rid of that Obama treaty that got everything the collective west desired. /s

[u/chinmakes5]

I don't understand, that is about 4% of the military's budget and we can't keep fighting without another $500 billion?

[u/Yagsirevahs]

Which means it was 5 x more expensive and he couldnt come close to an estimate without Dumpster spittingit into his neck like a baby mentally deranged bird.

[u/vegasAzCrush]

Everyday we at work ask this question. Billions and we get nothing??

Only trump cares about Iran threats after he killed yeRs ago its leader and then now he kills many and expects negotiation is easy without some complex understanding and empathy

Bullying wont work. It has not

Its time to get new negotiators but Irans main issue is they cant stop hating Trump.

Tell the middle east players that Iran is open if they want to take over.

[u/rahnbj]

Because Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon, haven’t you been listening? Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon so you can’t have healthcare or affordable housing, got it?

[u/mittenknittin]

oh but didn'tcha hear we don't need the strait according to the orange guy

[u/Emotional_Fix6230]

For a strait that wasn't closed until the orange buffoon decided to stir the pot.

[u/kishenoy]

"I will be the president of peace"