US EditionRon Paul Asks: Will Congress Give Trump Another $200 Billion for the Iran War? - Antiwar.com Blog
The Pentagon seeks $200 billion amid $11.3 billion weekly war costs and growing congressional scrutiny over the lack of a clear military strategy in the Iran conflict.
- The Pentagon is preparing to request $200 billion from Congress to fund the Iran war, which has entered its fourth week without clear strategic goals or congressional authorization.
- President Donald Trump directed military strikes against Iran three weeks ago without a declaration of war or imminent threat, raising questions about long-term objectives.
- Representative Eric Burlison demanded the Pentagon "pass an audit" before supporting supplemental funding, while Senator Lisa Murkowski told reporters she needs answers on strategy. "I don't know," Murkowski said Wednesday.
- Analysts at the Center for American Progress calculated that $200 billion could alternatively extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for years or cover tuition for nearly 23 million students.
- Amid declining public support and midterm elections later this year, lawmakers face pressure to approve funding; analysts suggest the administration may pursue reconciliation if bipartisan cooperation fails.
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Ron Paul asks: Will Congress Give Trump Another $200 Billion for the Iran War? - Antiwar.com Blog
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Anyone who has watched Congress for any time at all knows the Kabuki theater that is now taking place over the Administration's demand for an additional $200 billion – over the one trillion dollars already spent on the military - for Trump's war of…
Will Congress Give Trump Another $200 Billion For The Iran War? - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity
Anyone who has watched Congress for any time at all knows the Kabuki theater that is now taking place over the Administration’s demand for an additional $200 billion – over the one trillion dollars already spent on the military – for Trump’s war of choice on Iran. Will they fund it? Should we be at the edge of our seats? Hardly. Of course they will spend the money. It’s not theirs, after all. It’s ours.
GOP close to breaking point as fresh 'messy fight' triggered by Pentagon: analysis
The Republican Party could be nearing an explosive breaking point over a potential Pentagon request, an analyst has claimed.A request from the defense department for Congress to approve a $200 billion fund for the Iran war is set to be filed in the very near future, according to Slate writer Jim Newell — and will put massive strain on the party to find potential cuts to fund the $200 billion just months before the midterms.He wrote, "The Pentago…
Trump under fire for $200 billion Pentagon request — from the right
If President Donald Trump wants more money for his un-Constitutional war in Iran, Congress should audit it, at least according to a prominent right-leaning pundit.Commenting on Trump’s request for $200 billion in additional funding Eric Boehm, a pundit at the right-leaning Reason Magazine, wrote on Tuesday that “the war in Iran has now entered its fourth week, and there is still little indication of any long-term plan or strategic goal for the c…
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