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 | 47 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

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