And he's a liar so triple that at minimum.

The Bush administration predicted 50 billion. Iraq cost the US 6 trillion.

Remember this number when they say they can't afford any social programs ...

Taxpayers: "$37.5b 😵‍💫"
Heggy: "$37.5b so far!"

#WeCouldHaveHadHealthCare

We were burning over ten billy a month during the Iraq War.

I don't understand why people think this is a good use of their tax money. Everyone complains about state taxes when it is much less and pays for everything you see and use. Then you have federal taxes which are a massive black hole.

Even if that weren't a blatant lie, that's only the direct cost of the operation. Not what it cost the country (through the massive fuel cost increases and the knock on effect to the cost of everything else from that, the fertilizer shortages and upcoming food price hike with the subpar harvest, etc)

FWIW we've been seeing that amount be advertised for months. So either people talking about the fact that "the war having cost $40bn so far" were wrong months ago, or this number is under-evaluated for political reasons. Or both.

Seems cheap for the amount of hardware expended. I would not be surprised if there is another set of books involved.

"Every gun that is made..."

Everyone is focusing on the taxpayer cost, which is of course exorbitant. But try instead thinking about how many private jets the weapon manufacturers and politicians in their pocket are getting out of it.

Wasn't it reported higher than that for the first month alone ?

Australia's total NBN build out cost ~US$36 billion (AU$51 billion) for comparison. That's including rolling parts of it out twice since we half-arsed some of it the first time.

I bet the decimal is at least one place to the right.

I have no sympathy for Americans caring about the tax payer cost while ignoring their complicity in imperialist wars (yes, it is plural). If you are not protesting as hard the annexation and extraction of Venezuela's oil, the embargo of Cuba (shit, I am getting tired of listing crimes against humanity), you are not protesting war, you are protesting losing and you should not expect anyone in the world to feel sorry for you.

And yet Hegseth still has his job. I want my money back.

costs that much to do nothing lol.

the clips i saw from those hearings are embarrassing and sum up everything wrong with our milquetoast government.

if this guy deserves to be in the position he's in then ask him to name at least 10 valid reasons that the iran 'war' is more important than feeding poverty stricken american children. i put war in parenthesis since iran is incapable of fighting back since we're 6k miles away.

as a bonus question ask him how long it'd take to drive a ford mustang that distance @ full throttle when considering an unlimited tank of gas. should be a cakewalk for someone in that position of power.

“In Jesus Christ’s name, amen.” —Pete Pentagone

Hey, you could just not attack and cost 0. But USA likes wars, likes killing people and complain about the costs.

Peter eater is a liar.

And what do we have to show for it? That’s what I thought….

Up goes the inflation.

That's actually a lot less than I expected.

Yeah and the rest pal

And what possible reason do we have to believe anything he says?

Make Israel pay for the war they wanted America to fight

So better be prepared to find some sponsors. Because why should the taxpayer finance Trumps follies?

Hegseth has alcohol derangement syndrome.

America is being run by dangerous clowns 😬

How much money have Netanjahu and Trump contributed to pay for their personal folly?

How does respond without shrieking in fury