Vought: White House Doesn't have 'ballpark' total for Iran War Funding

Industry - State of the Nation (1983)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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[Verse 1]
I see them marching off to war
They're looking so heroic
I'm told they won't be gone for long
But that's a lie and they know it
Ten thousand gone they won't return
Never to be seen again
Strategic games is all we learn in the end
But they say

[Chorus]
Don't you worry about the situation
A message from the telephone
They out there fighting for the state of the nation
I'm waiting a chance to come home
They always have to fight the alienation
And realize I'm fighting alone

[Verse 2]
When nightmares memories fades to dust
We'll get back on our feet again
This war has nothing to do with us
But somehow we're still involved in it

[Chorus]
Well, don't you worry about the situation
A message from the telephone
They out there fighting for the state of the nation
I'm waiting a chance to come home
Well, don't you worry about the situation
A message from the telephone
They always have to fight the alienation
And realize I'm fighting alone

[Bridge]
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place

I don't want to be anywhere else
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place

I don't want to be anywhere else
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place

I don't want to be anywhere else
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place

I don't want to be anywhere

[Chorus]
Don't you worry about the situation
They out there fighting for the state of the nation
Don't you worry about the situation

A message from the telephone
They always have to fight the alienation
And realize I'm fighting alone
They out there fighting for the state of the nation
I'm waiting a chance to come home
They always have to fight the alienation
And realize I'm fighting alone

[Outro]
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
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Let's start with $1.2 trillion, and another tax cut for the wealthy.

We can check back in at the end of the month to see if we need more money.

Remember when we couldn't fund Medicare or SNAP because there wasn't any money?

@#5 ... Remember when we couldn't fund Medicare or SNAP because there wasn't any money? ...

Yup.

And now I am hearing reporting of the cost of Pres Trump's Iran war exceeding $1B per day.

Think about that ...

$!B per day. Yet the WH does not have a cost figure.

Found this ...
(I've not a clue about its accuracy at this point, but here it is for your edification and critique ...)

The Cost of America's War with Iran
iranwarcost.com

Hard question to answer. Are wars already cooked into the Pentagon budget? Are consumed munitions and fuel considered an added cost?

All the hardware and personnel are costing money all the time anyway. Does it matter what they are doing?

More pay and trophies serving in a war zone for sure, but it can't be that much more.

@#8 ... Hard question to answer. ...

I do not disagree.

But, based upon the planning the admin has done, there should be some manner of an estimate.

That is, if the admin actually did any planning.

That is, if the admin actually did any planning.

That is a much easier question to answer.

@#10 ... That is a much easier question to answer. ...

Yup.

@#2 ... Perhaps because Pres Trump does not know when the war might end? ...

Stephen Miller warns that Iran war could continue indefinitely'
www.yahoo.com

... Top White House official Stephen Miller warned Iran Wednesday evening that the war could drag on "indefinitely" if the Iranian regime did not capitulate to President Donald Trump's demands.

Despite Trump's claims the Iran war would likely last four to five weeks, Miller asserted it could go on much longer after the president enforced a naval blockade around Iranian ports to strain the country's economy. ...

@#12 ... the Iranian regime did not capitulate to President Donald Trump's demands. ...

Sounds like the negotiations are going well.

Vought continued, our ballpark figure for Dept of Education spending on public schools is zero.

And Republicans cheered.

Trump Says Deal With Iran Looking Very Good' Amid Ceasefire
finance.yahoo.com

... President Donald Trump said prospects for a deal with Iran are "looking very good" as the two sides are in discussions to extend a truce ahead of its expiration next week.

"It's looking very good that we're going to make a deal with Iran, and it's going to be a good deal," Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday. Talks between Washington and Tehran could resume this weekend, he said. ...