Pentagon Seeks $200 Billion for War

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Despite the Iran War not being approved by Congress, WaPo is reporting that the Trump Administration is seeking $200 billion to fight the widening conflict. The Trump-decided war has very little buy in from the American people and Trump has not formed a normal coalition of willing allies that usually support America in such military actions.

Posted by retort at 10:38 AM | 84 COMMENTS | permalink

Does this 200 billion dollars mean trump didn't win the war last week?[image or embed]
-- Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) Mar 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM

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But we can't afford health care, or food stamps, or student loans help, or education or medicare or medicaid or anything else that helps the taxpayers.

But $200 BILLION to cover up the Trumpstein files....

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-19 10:41 AM

Take it out of the billionaire tax cut.

#2 | Posted by bat4255 at 2026-03-19 10:41 AM

Demand that Mexico...

#3 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-03-19 10:59 AM

And that's just for the Lobster and Steaks!
They want another 50 billion for the whiskey.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-19 10:59 AM

Operation "Furiously Distract from the Epstein Files" has become extremely expensive.

Just remember, there's never enough money available to help Americans live a better life, but there's always enough money available for war.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-19 11:11 AM

Headline fail!

It's not a War!

Trumpy said so.

Nothing bad will happen.

It can only good happen.

Trumpy said so!

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-19 11:14 AM

Oh well, we did give the gop the entire congress. So there goes another 200 billion.

#7 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-03-19 11:17 AM

It's a little weird to agree with 2019 Trump....

"The United States has spent EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS fighting and policing in the Middle East. Thousands of our Great Soldiers have died or been badly wounded. Millions of people have died on the other side. GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY! We went to war under a false & now disproven premise, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. There were NONE!"

#8 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-03-19 11:18 AM

I would like ALL of the DR citizens to read the Declaration of Independence again, and note the similarities to what mad King Donald is doing now.

#9 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-03-19 11:19 AM

"Trump may have started the war - but he doesn't have the power to unilaterally end it. The Iranians have not publicly stated that they will quickly agree to stop their attacks. In the last week, they have increasingly targeted the region's energy infrastructure, which could cause a major jump in oil prices and a longer period of uncertainty if they persist. Revolutionary Guard spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naini on Tuesday told Iranian state media that 'Iran will determine when the war ends.' "

Scott Waldman

#10 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2026-03-19 11:23 AM

And yet, there are no funds for TSA and FEMA, eh?

OCU

#11 | Posted by OCUser at 2026-03-19 11:27 AM

Maybe Ukraine can pay us back the hundreds of billions we sent them and it will be a wash.

#12 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 11:54 AM

Maybe the------------------- can steal from every cancer charity on the planet.

#13 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-19 11:58 AM

talk to pansy Walz / Omar and others with the "learing centers" in Minnesota.

they have no problem getting money.

#14 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 12:11 PM

Maybe Ukraine can pay us back the hundreds of billions we sent them and it will be a wash.

#12 | Posted by BellRinger

no can do..

.that money was just handed over with no accountability and if you had

even questioned accountability these 2 faced liars would have called you

even worse than the punks do now.

#15 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 12:13 PM

well I was hoping to read a post from you leftist about CHAVEZ but as usual

it's gonna have to be one of us do it.

--I should have known none of you wanted any part of that!!

#16 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 12:18 PM

Putin's gelatinous orange butt ---- wants $200 billion to make Russia great again.

united24media.com

#17 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-19 12:21 PM

The total cost of Afghanistan was $2.3 trillion.

They need 10% of a 20 year war for one year?

#18 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-19 12:23 PM

And of course, s*&^bag ballwasher has nothing to say other than deflecting.

GFY you piece of s*&^. Maybe you should acknowledge that stupid dumbf*&^s like you are why we're in this situation to begin with and then kindly STFU because what you "think" is not needed nor relevant.

#19 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-19 12:25 PM

$200 billion is peanuts compared to what we will end up paying

We are looking at multiple trillions at a minimum

#20 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-19 12:27 PM

The total cost of Afghanistan was $2.3 trillion.
They need 10% of a 20 year war for one year?

#18 | Posted by jpw

America spends a trillion per year on defense and ran out of munitions after 2 weeks.

criminal neglect

#21 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-19 12:29 PM

Did schumer send a letter expressing slight discomfort? OH, WAIT Israel, nevermind

#22 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-19 12:30 PM

"I want the Iranians to know that if I'm elected president, we will attack Iran."

Hillary Clinton

2008

when asked about Iran and nukes.

guess she would have had the clinton foundation pay the bill since they could

certainly afford it.

#23 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 12:39 PM

" GFY you piece of s*&^. Maybe you should acknowledge that stupid dumbf*&^s like you are why we're in this situation to begin with and then kindly STFU because what you "think" is not needed nor relevant.

#19 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2026-03-19 12:25 PM | FLAG: "

Does anyone here speak gibberish? I'd like a translation.

#24 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 12:40 PM

Does anyone here speak gibberish? I'd like a translation.

#24 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 12:40 PM | Reply | Flag:

That must be truck stop shorthand he's posting.

#25 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-19 12:44 PM

I'm sure -------- know how to better spend money.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

here's a minuscule list of the STUPID F/G S/T that dems spend tax money on

--idiots.

Millions for LGBTQ+ initiatives in the Western Balkans and Uganda, as well as $1.5 million for

LGBT advocacy in Jamaica.

Gender and DEI Programming: Programs aimed at promoting "equity and inclusion" in education in

Nepal ($8.3 million), and $7.9 million to train journalists in Sri Lanka to avoid "binary

gendered language

#26 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 12:44 PM

Trump promised the MAGA base no new wars. Then he went to war with Iran

www.tpr.org

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

#27 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-19 12:44 PM

Pedo 47 is burning through a lot of cash to deflect away from the fact that he's a serial------------.

#28 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-19 12:46 PM

Does anyone here speak gibberish? I'd like a translation.

#24 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 12:40 PM | Reply | Flag:

That must be truck stop shorthand he's posting.

#25 | Posted by lfthndthrds a

I think I can translate..

here's what he's saying...

"I got nothing"

#29 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 12:48 PM

DOGE? Elon? Hello?

#30 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-03-19 12:49 PM

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

#27 | Posted by reinheitsgebot

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

#31 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 12:50 PM

mine's longer than yours.

#32 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 12:51 PM

Maybe Ukraine can pay us back the hundreds of billions we sent them and it will be a wash.

#12 | Posted by BellRinger

If Trump/Republicans had allowed another $200 billion in support to Ukraine, it's very possible that they could have pushed your daddy Putin out of there by now.

#33 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-03-19 12:51 PM

#33. $175 billion isn't enough?

#34 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 12:55 PM

That must be truck stop shorthand he's posting.

#25 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Duhhhhh TrUkCsTopSZ!!

Another useless, stupid f*&^ chimes in.

#35 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-19 12:57 PM

We are looking at multiple trillions at a minimum

#20 | Posted by truthhurts

No, we're looking at the collapse of the dollar.

Congrats Trumper dumbf*&^s, you're killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.

#36 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-19 12:58 PM

criminal neglect

#21 | Posted by truthhurts

No, I think it's just becoming clear that we've been more akin to Putin's Russia for far longer than we want to admit. DoD budget has been little more than a conduit from the treasury to insider pockets.

#37 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-19 12:59 PM

Does anyone here speak gibberish? I'd like a translation.

#24 | Posted by BellRinger

Proving that you are, in fact, stupid.

#38 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-19 01:00 PM

" Duhhhhh TrUkCsTopSZ!!

Another useless, stupid f*&^ chimes in.

#35 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2026-03-19 12:57 PM | FLAG: "

It was a pretty good zinger. You know what I do when someone lands a good one on me? I give it a funny flag.

#39 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 01:00 PM

The trucker thing is never a "pretty good zinger." It never was and never will be, sport.

That one was doubly stupid because shorthand would mean it was a full message but with...wait for it...shorter sentences using abbreviations.

Was it that?

#40 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-19 01:10 PM

Duhhhhh TrUkCsTopSZ!!

Another useless, stupid f*&^ chimes in.

#35 | Posted by jpw

geesus effing christ.....you are one stupid douche.

you think the most effective response to replies to your gibberish...

---is more gibberish......

I'd write BWAAAAAAAAAA....but reinsagoobersuckr seems to have stolen it.

#41 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 01:14 PM

I'll do you a solid. Next time you are workin* the middle stall I'll have the Flying J pipe in "You've lost that loving feeling" to make it feel more romantic.

#42 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 01:15 PM

here's a minuscule list of the STUPID F/G S/T that dems spend tax money on

#26 | Posted by shrimptacodan

Some of that has been debunked, some of that is misleading. Some of it is just a small part of normal funding. And Republicans have had most control of spending for years now.

Either way, is millions of dollars the same as $2 billion every day? $200 billion? It's only been a few weeks! How long before it's $1 trillion?

#43 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-03-19 01:16 PM

You're not seriously expecting shrimpd*&^ to understand basic numbers and math, are you?

#44 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-19 01:18 PM

For the two biggest --------- around on the DR (excluding Visitor and Fartfisher) the translation is:

"Go ---- yourself, you piece of ----. Maybe you should acknowledge that stupid ---------s like you are why we're in this situation to begin with and then kindly shut the ---- up because what you "think" is not needed nor relevant."

Given how straightforward and obvious that "translation" was, and how neither of you two could figure it out? Well that's an indictment of both of you, not JPW.

You morans (sic) owned yourselves.

(Poster boy for of MAGA America)

#45 | Posted by YAV at 2026-03-19 01:24 PM

Do Republicans think the poor have that much?

Or are Republicans paying for this with loans.

#46 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-19 01:47 PM

so worried about spending money / so 2 faced f/g hypocritical lying scum

report says that NYC spent 81,000 on each homeless person last year.

city comptroller says that number should rise to well over 90k.
and the homeless numbers keep growing....WHY WOULDN'T THEY KEEP GROWING ....WITH NO INCENTIVE TO
GET OUT ?

--where does it go ?........EASY ANSWER.........the ceo's of the organizations
make from 668,000 a year to 1.3 million and they're clearly UNINTERESTED in solving that
issue.

#47 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 01:49 PM

Either way, is millions of dollars the same as $2 billion every day? $200 billion? It's only been a few weeks! How long before it's $1 trillion?

#43 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar

It's not how much it's what it's going for as well

of course it's common knowledge here that women cattle ( muslims )

are not high on any leftist list of oppressed.

#48 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 01:52 PM

-------------, why don't you take your gaping ass to Kharg Island in support of your child-raping idol?

#49 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-19 01:52 PM

ou're not seriously expecting shrimpd*&^ to understand basic numbers and math, are you?

#44 | Posted by jpw

shut up dick

#50 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 01:54 PM

Some of that has been debunked, some of that is misleading...

#43 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar

according to the dem rump rubbing media ---- and creeps.

a group of propaganda water carriers that are never to be trusted or given a shred of credibility again.

#51 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 01:57 PM

-------------, why don't you take your gaping ass to Kharg Island in support of your child-raping idol?

#49 | Posted by reinheitsgebot

say that again mister.........THIS TIME do it in JPW-ISM.

#52 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 01:59 PM

-------------, why don't you take your gaping ass to Kharg Island in support of your child-raping idol?

#49 | Posted by reinheitsge

if you and JPW would stop going maybe one day you'd both

make noise when you fart like you used to.....

#53 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 02:05 PM

Hegseth says potential $200 billion Iran war spending request could shift: 'Takes money to kill bad guys'
www.cnbc.com

... Hegseth on Thursday declined to say when the U.S. expects to achieve its objectives in Iran.

"It will be at the president's choosing, ultimately, where we say, Hey, we've achieved what we need to on behalf of the American people to ensure our security,'" he said. "So no time set on that, but we're very much on track."

President Donald Trump, asked in the Oval Office later Thursday why the Pentagon is seeking so much money, said, "We're asking for a lot of reasons."

He then boasted that the U.S. is well-stocked with "vast amounts of ammunition" and that defense companies such as Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are "building at a level they've never seen before."

"So we're in very good shape, but we want to be in the best shape," Trump said.

He also told a reporter he would not send U.S. troops to the region. But he added, "If I were, I certainly wouldn't tell you." ...

#54 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-19 02:21 PM

@#54 ... "It will be at the president's choosing, ultimately, where we say, Hey, we've achieved what we need to on behalf of the American people to ensure our security,'" he said. "So no time set on that, but we're very much on track." ...

... and what, exactly, track are we on?

#55 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-19 02:22 PM

... and what, exactly, track are we on?

And if there is no time set, how do you know if you are very much on track?

Hegseth is silly enough to put Colin Jost out of a job.

#56 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-19 02:36 PM

Look at the MAGA Pedophiles!

Deflecting all they can.

Poor lil MAGA Pedophiles.

#57 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-03-19 02:39 PM

Shrimptacodan and Bellringer,

So which one of you is on your knees in front Netanyahu and which one of you is on your knees behind him?

On the plus side, at least when you are busy pleasuring Nuttyyahoo, you aren't chasing underage girls.

#58 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-03-19 02:47 PM

He then boasted that the U.S. is well-stocked with "vast amounts of ammunition" and that defense companies such as Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are "building at a level they've never seen before."

Pure unadulterated bulls*&^.

We're being "lead" by someone who isn't told the truth because his ego has to live in a contrived fantasy.

And he's surrounded by incompetent tool bags more than happy to keep the delusion alive for their own benefits.

#59 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-19 02:48 PM

#57 | Posted by Sycophant

on the prowl for little boys I see.

once again ...kiss Rcade's ass for making this joint anonymous.

#60 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 02:58 PM

" So which one of you is on your knees in front Netanyahu and which one of you is on your knees behind him?

On the plus side, at least when you are busy pleasuring Nuttyyahoo, you aren't chasing underage girls.

#58 | POSTED BY SYCOPHANT AT 2026-03-19 02:47 PM | FLAG: "

You sound like a man of experience.

#61 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 03:11 PM

So which one of you is on your knees in front Netanyahu and which one of you is on your knees behind him?

On the plus side, at least when you are busy pleasuring Nuttyyahoo, you aren't chasing underage girls.

#58 | Posted by Sycophant

funny stuff.

not as funny as Good / Pretti and Floyd singing,,..

" we fought the law and the law won."

you're as funny as a one legged gay ayatollah with erectile dysfunction...
about to be disintegrated...

#62 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 03:12 PM

#61 | Posted by BellRinger

that guy is calling people pedos...

..same guy whose party

supports ------ and doesn't reject someone talking about

"minor attracted persons" and normalizing pedophilia.

dems are 2 faced hypocritical mo-fo liars.

#63 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 03:20 PM

every f..ing one of them,.

#64 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-19 03:22 PM

------------- was rejected by ------ for being too depraved.

#65 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-19 03:43 PM

#66 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-19 04:00 PM

The only thing Trump hated about the working 2014 Iran nuclear deal was Obama's signature

#67 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-19 04:04 PM

@#56 ... And if there is no time set, how do you know if you are very much on track? ...

Agreed.

There's a song by Five for Fighting that I've posted here a couple of times. The song has a couple of excellent lyric lines ...

"... I don't know where I am going,
But I sure am getting there ..."

That reminds me of Pres Trump and his Iran War.

#68 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-19 04:17 PM

That's quite an excursion the idiots have went on.

#69 | Posted by Jaspar at 2026-03-19 06:57 PM

Priceless...

#70 | Posted by Jaspar at 2026-03-19 06:59 PM

@#67 ... The only thing Trump hated about the working 2014 Iran nuclear deal was Obama's signature ...

Looks that way ...

People Can't Believe What Trump Has Done With White House's Obama Portrait
www.newsweek.com

... A video shared on X by podcast host Benny Johnson has sparked debate online after he claimed President Donald Trump had moved former President Barack Obama's portrait from its traditional position inside the White House.

In the clip, Johnson films from inside the White House and describes the placement of the portrait as the "funniest thing," before panning the camera to show the artwork positioned partway up a staircase, away from public view.

Johnson suggests the portrait is no longer displayed in the White House Grand Foyer, where portraits of recent presidents have traditionally been hung. ...

#71 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-19 07:12 PM

So which one of you is on your knees in front Netanyahu and which one of you is on your knees behind him?
On the plus side, at least when you are busy pleasuring Nuttyyahoo, you aren't chasing underage girls.
#58 | POSTED BY SYCOPHANT AT 2026-03-19 02:47 PM | FLAG: "
You sound like a man of experience.
#61 | Posted by BellRinger

Oh Pedophile,

No one cares what you say. You can't even defend spending $200 billion on a pointless war. Maybe you're too busy chasing the underage girls around the neighborhood? It seems to be quite the MAGA tradition.

#72 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-03-19 07:29 PM

So which one of you is on your knees in front Netanyahu and which one of you is on your knees behind him?
On the plus side, at least when you are busy pleasuring Nuttyyahoo, you aren't chasing underage girls.
#58 | Posted by Sycophant
funny stuff.
not as funny as Good / Pretti and Floyd singing,,..
" we fought the law and the law won."
you're as funny as a one legged gay ayatollah with erectile dysfunction...
about to be disintegrated...
#62 | Posted by shrimptacodan

You had to respond to my post three times and still couldn't find a way to defend $200 billion to the Iran war or your Pedophile President.

I don't hear you singing that song about the dead U.S. soldiers from the Iran war.

Tell the class, why do you think Trump raping 13 year old girls is okay? At what point did you realize you were a pedophile?

#73 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-03-19 07:32 PM

These oligarchs really care about US military casualties, billions of American taxpayer dollars wasted, and the jaw-dropping US national debt: i.ytimg.com

#74 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-19 07:39 PM

This war is already destroying and revealing the destruction every single thing MAGAts claimed to have been accomplished over Trump's first year back in office. And they are now reduced to transparent talking points and trying to change the topic. About as extreme a reversal of political fortune as I have seen since the GWB housing bubble of 2008.

#75 | Posted by moder8 at 2026-03-19 09:36 PM

" you're too busy chasing the underage girls around the neighborhood"

Nope. I'm happily married. The only action you get is with Ms Michigan (Sycophant holds up his right hand facing him in the mitten position).

#76 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 10:31 PM

Another useless, stupid f*&^ chimes in.

#35 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-19 12:57 PM | Reply | Flag:

You're a natural.

#77 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-20 01:27 AM

At some level one cannot blame Trump, it sure does seem like he is in clear cognitive decline, but he has so intimidated and bought off the Republican Party that no one will 25th Amendment his early retirement.
The Republican Party either gets it together, or this country will not only find itself bankrupt, as the Soviet Union was bankrupted by insane foreign wars, but this country will have no friends to help out.

#78 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-03-21 07:01 AM

Just remember, there's never enough money available to help Americans live a better life, but there's always enough money available for war.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-19 11:11 AM | Reply | Flag

Remind the class again about how much money the guy you voted for sent to Ukraine.... raetard

dUh wE cOuLd bUilD hOsPitaLs

#79 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-21 10:41 AM

Hey Turds,

Remember when you pretended you were against war.

Then Trump started several wars and you discovered how much you love war.

Now do tell me how what you wrote negates what I wrote.

It doesn't? You just wanted to complain about Biden?

There there fat sow, go sit in the corner.

#80 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-21 10:45 AM

"how much money the guy you voted for sent to Ukraine"

$188 billion, over four years.
Which is about $125 million a day.
Trump is spending $2 billion a day boming Iran.

For those who stopped understanding things in high school, that's sixteen times as expensive.

At this rate, in one quarter, the Iran War will cost as much as four years of supporting Ukraine. And for what?

Trump's Iran War is raising everyone's gas prices and energy bills. The United States consumes about 20 million barrels of oil per day. Oil has gone up let's call it $25 a barrel thanks to Trump's war.

So just in the cost of oil, we're paying an extra half billion a day, every day.

But you're an oil guy, so America's loss is your gain.

The guy you voted for has
doubled the debt
since the day he promised to
eliminate the debt.

#81 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-21 11:02 AM

#80 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-21 10:45 AM | Reply | Flag:

The point is, none of you morons have any right to bitch about money spent on foreign interests. And BTW I'm still against this war as much as I was against the Iraq war - but theres no way in hell it could make me jump on the side of Democrats who would give this country away to illegal immigrants. Now kindly give your mom a hand in the kitchen, before she picks up a carrot or cucumber and gets her ass beat again by your dad.

#82 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-21 02:03 PM

"The point is, none of you morons have any right to bitch about money spent on foreign interests. "

Huh?

"And BTW I'm still against this war as much as I was against the Iraq war"

You couldn't tell. So far you're only against people whom you claim to agree with speaking out against the war.

#83 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-21 02:06 PM

#82 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

You're against Trump's wars?

Who are you trying to convince, yourself?

You can't even denounce his pedophilia.

Maybe write a few more paragraphs that have nothing to do with my post.

That should do the trick.