The United States has been fighting ISIS since 2014. ISIS came to prominence because the United States destabilized Iraq in our 2003 invasion, which resulted in Saddam Hussein’s head being lopped off.
The total Iraq + Syria war cost is ~$1.79 trillion, confirmed through 2023. Between 2023 and 2025 we dumped another $31-$33 billion into the ME including welfare payments to Israel of over $21 Billion.
From 2022-2025 we put $175 billion into Ukraine.
Now bearing in mind that other economic factors prevail like veterans’ health care and a host of other economic factors that spawn with war. That takes the $1.79 trillion referenced earlier to over $3 trillion.
Fiscal year 2025 budget deficit is $1.78 trillion.
Now if I can be completely honest with you, I am only educated to High School +1, so at this point I seriously need a mathematician.
What’s that fella’s name Trump has a hardon for, was it George Howell? Anyway, he is a good economist. I bet he could do these numbers for us? Can we not run him as an Independent in the next election??
[what the heck was that man’s name. I will remember directly]
[odd thing that; you would think Israel our bitch not the other way around]