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		SilverElfin 13 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US national debt surges past $39T just weeks into ... That’s not the source of the national debt. The Iran conflict is maybe 20 billion at most, and is mostly spending of things acquired in the past. It’s the general government spending that is out of control.

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UncleMeat 13 days ago | [–]

They just asked for $200b for the war.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/18/...

mrtksn 13 days ago | | [–]

Pentagon apparently requested 200$ Billions in funding for the Iran - US/Israel war. Just go check out how did US performed in its wats in the last 80 years.

baggy_trough 13 days ago | [–]

Why not both?

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