Iran War's True Cost Closer to $50 Billion

Saturday, May 02, 2026

In testimony Wednesday on Capitol Hill, a Pentagon official placed the cost of the Defense Department's Operation Epic Fury at about $25 billion, a figure that did not fully account for damaged or destroyed equipment or U.S. military installations damaged.

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Mockler on Cost of Iran War: So in New York, they did free school lunches for $300 million a year, put that against the $50 billion, which is a conservative estimate for this war. We could have funded this across the country.

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-- Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) May 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM

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Why didn't DOGE put a stop to this colossal waste?

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-01 05:50 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Oddly.... that's my low-side estimate of what the Trump Crime Family has personally scammed offa The Con that is the 47th Presidency.

Easily twice that including their Oligarch/Corporate fiends... erm, I mean, friends.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-01 06:38 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Is that counting the cost of rebuilding radar installations and bases?

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-01 11:03 PM | Reply

A billion here; a billion there and pretty soon you're talking real money ...

#4 | Posted by TrueBlue at 2026-05-01 11:29 PM | Reply

And nothing but nuclear fear mongering from pissed Ol' Pete to justify any of it.
Kinda like trashing a working nukes deal with Iran was a STUPID move.

#5 | Posted by morris at 2026-05-02 06:51 PM | Reply

How much is it going to cost to rebuild all those bases?

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-02 07:27 PM | Reply

Notably, when Sec of Defense Hegseth was asked about the cost of the war, he became belligerent towards the questioner and appeared to be afraid to answer the simple, direct question.

What might Sec of Defense be trying to hide?

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-02 07:50 PM | Reply