Pic Of The Moment: War With Iran: How Did We Get Here?

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20. Meanwhile...

US & Canadian authorities have begun evacuating non-emergency embassy personnel from Israel and advising their citizens to leave the country.

We've already spent at least $31 billion supporting Israel since 10/7 – and that was as of last September (see https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/sites/default/files/2025-10/Wider-Middle-East-Costs_Costs-of-War_Bilmes_10.7.25.pdf ).

Per Forbes, "the past month of keeping forces 'on station' in the southern Gulf has already cost the U.S. military on the order of $200 million. And if negotiations continue to drag on, the tally for the current, augmented presence will reach or exceed half-a-billion dollars by mid- to late March.

"But if battle with Iran is joined, the costs will become steeper still. Last year’s 'Operation Midnight Hammer,' as the 37-hour American campaign against Iran’s nuclear program was officially called, is estimated to have cost the U.S. government some $2.25 billion total. A new effort to further erode Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities...would entail even greater expense." (https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilanberman/2026/02/26/the-dollars-and-cents-of-military-action-against-iran/ )

I've always found that even most MAGAts are concerned about the economics (the exceptions being those who profit from war via interests in the MIC or Wall St. speculation).