Iran War Costs $25 Billion in 2 Months, Exceeding CDC's Annual Budget
The Pentagon has confirmed that the 'Iran War' has cost $25 billion in its first two months, surpassing the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) entire annual budget and depleting the military's annual ammunition budget. These expenditures are expected to continue rising without an end to the conflict.
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Major News on the US-Iran War
Central Message
(Central News Agency Washington, April 29 Comprehensive Foreign Report) The Pentagon today for the first time confirmed that the 'Iran War' has cost $25 billion in its first two months, exceeding the entire annual budget of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and has already exhausted the US military's full-year ammunition budget. Expenditures are expected to continue to climb without an end to the conflict.
The New York Times pointed out that compared to past wars or the overall national defense budget, $25 billion might seem manageable. The US Congress allocated $839 billion to the Pentagon for this fiscal year through normal budget appropriations, and an additional $150 billion was provided to the military in a large tax reform and domestic policy spending bill last summer; while the US spending in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008, adjusted for today's currency values, reached $283 billion.
However, the figure of $25 billion (approximately 792 billion New Taiwan Dollars) separately represents NASA's annual budget, US military aid to Israel since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, and is equivalent to extending Obamacare subsidies for one year; healthcare subsidies were a core dispute that led to a record-setting government shutdown last year due to a congressional budget stalemate.
In addition, annual budgets for various federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are even less than $15 billion.
On average, the Iran War expenditure amounts to about $190 in military costs for each American household; while the entire annual ammunition budget for the US military is only $17 billion.
Travis Sharp, a senior fellow at the Washington research institution "Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments," said: "Clearly, $25 billion is not the final bill. This bill continues to accumulate." (Compiled by Chen Yi-wei) 1150430
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Central Message
(Central News Agency Washington, April 29 Comprehensive Foreign Report) The Pentagon today for the first time confirmed that the 'Iran War' has cost $25 billion in its first two months, exceeding the entire annual budget of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and has already exhausted the US military's full-year ammunition budget. Expenditures are expected to continue to climb without an end to the conflict.
The New York Times pointed out that compared to past wars or the overall national defense budget, $25 billion might seem manageable. The US Congress allocated $839 billion to the Pentagon for this fiscal year through normal budget appropriations, and an additional $150 billion was provided to the military in a large tax reform and domestic policy spending bill last summer; while the US spending in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008, adjusted for today's currency values, reached $283 billion.
However, the figure of $25 billion (approximately 792 billion New Taiwan Dollars) separately represents NASA's annual budget, US military aid to Israel since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, and is equivalent to extending Obamacare subsidies for one year; healthcare subsidies were a core dispute that led to a record-setting government shutdown last year due to a congressional budget stalemate.
In addition, annual budgets for various federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are even less than $15 billion.
On average, the Iran War expenditure amounts to about $190 in military costs for each American household; while the entire annual ammunition budget for the US military is only $17 billion.
Travis Sharp, a senior fellow at the Washington research institution "Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments," said: "Clearly, $25 billion is not the final bill. This bill continues to accumulate." (Compiled by Chen Yi-wei) 1150430
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