Source: Congressional Report on Operation Epic Fury
The Iran conflict cost is a lie.
The Pentagon finally admitted to $29 billion in spending.
But that figure is a deliberate shell game.
It excludes long-term base repairs.
It ignores veteran care.
It leaves out the massive economic ripples.
Outside analysts peg the real damage at $50 billion or higher.
They are burning through munitions and equipment at unsustainable rates.
The $4 billion jump in just one month confirms it.
The system is being drained to fight an asymmetric war.
The administration calls it “manageable.”
That is standard bureaucratic cover.
They are choosing to fund a foreign theater while the domestic economy grinds to a halt.
It’s the same old story.
They hide the real cost until the bill is due.