The Pentagon cannot sustain its war on Iran without further funds
The head of the United States Department of War, Pete Hegseth, testified in front of Congress for the first time in two months.
The Pentagon has had damaged or run out of its air defense and long-range munitions, and cannot sustain its failing war on Iran.
Hegseth asked for a supplemental $70 billion for war funding, but lawmakers from both parties wanted clarity on a losing war effort, which had no congressional authorization, has no exit strategy, and which has created massive problems for the United States, which were not even thought possible before they attacked Iran.
I’m not in favour of it.
I just don’t know that there is enough information; of course, I don’t get paid to know that information but I don’t know that there is enough information or what is out there to be sure that what we are doing is effective; so, are we just spinning our wheels?
And then every other day we hear we are close to a peace agreement, then why are we still fighting?
Member of Public 01
I think it's an awful idea to continue funding the war; (I) think our dollars could be better spent in many other places, and would like to see the troops back home.
Member of Public 02
Hegseth claimed the war has only cost $38 billion, but credible estimates say the war costs America $1.1 billion per day which puts the bill so far at over $150 billion.
If the supplement is approved, it could buy the Pentagon two more months of fighting.
That's not something the American public wants, as polls continue to show, this is the most unpopular war in America's very long history of belligerence.
I think a lot of people are upset about gas prices being high but I think we should be upset about more than that.
We should look at this as a kind of test of what we can do; we are bombing Iran and targeting them and they are fighting back pretty well.
We tried to test what we could do in the Middle East, what we could get away with and we are not getting away with much.
A lot of people are upset about gas prices over anything else but we should be upset about the loss of life.
Member of Public 03
The budget increase is actually being called a long shot.
Last week, congressional Democrats blocked a traditionally bipartisan defense funding bill over objections surrounding the war on Iran.
Democrats have certainly backed down on similar matters before, but many believe that Trump has dragged the unpopular war on for so long that principled opposition could be a winning issue in November's midterm elections.
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