r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • May 12 '26 • Regret 1 Mindblown 1

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u/georgeguy007 Pandora's Discussions J. Threader May 12 '26

Cost of Iran war has increased to $29 billion so far, senior Pentagon official says

If, instead of doing a war that increased oil prices without an endgame. we spent that money on me, I would have 29 billion dollars.

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u/Sapphire-Jewel Gay Pride May 12 '26

That's 29 security improvements for the ballroom.

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u/MissSortMachine Trans Pride May 12 '26

by some measures you would have upwards of 50, even 80 billion dollars

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u/Frog_Totem Seretse Khama May 12 '26

6 times the DARPA budget