United States war bill for Iran or $100 billion

According to three United States officials and three individuals familiar with internal cost assessments, the cost of the war with Iran may be three times higher than the previous latest estimate of about $30 billion. According to the source, after taking into account the rehabilitation of damaged United States military bases, the replacement of destroyed aircraft and the full replenishment of United States weapons and equipment consumed, the total war costs are estimated at between $80 billion and $100 billion within the United States Department of Defense. Prior to that, there was a funding gap as the Pentagon failed to anticipate the cost of the war and other military operations, including operations against the hemispheric drug cartels. The Pentagon is seeking a supplementary budget allocation of $68 billion. If approved by Congress, this funding will keep the Pentagon operational until the fall of the year, when Congress will consider a new budget of $1.5 trillion. To date, parliamentarians have shown little interest in approving this request for supplementary funding. Kim Xian