US Politics on Sidechat | Hegseth is saying the Iran not-a-war is going to cost $200b, aka 3 times more than the entirety of Desert Storm, or a quarter of the entire pentagon budget for 2026.

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Hegseth is saying the Iran not-a-war is going to cost $200b, aka 3 times more than the entirety of Desert Storm, or a quarter of the entire pentagon budget for 2026.

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Anonymous 1w

If you’re using $67B for Desert Storm in Feb 1991, that’s $162B today. So this is still more expensive even when you adjust for inflation 😭

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Anonymous 1w

Was desert storm the one from the 90s or post-9/11

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Anonymous

#1 1w

Desert storm was 90-91, Iraqi freedom was 03-11

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OP 1w

Alright thank you!

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