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Search results for "US spending 2bn weekly on Iran war could have funded saving 87 million lives"

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Facebook posts stated on October 17, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Black flag hoisted over a mosque in Iran is a “call to all of Islam for war.”
By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2023
Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on January 31, 2011 in a press release:
A proposed immigration bill will "bankrupt Georgia" if passed.
By Willoughby Mariano• February 16, 2011
Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2025 in an interview:
“I’ve stopped six wars” since taking office in January 2025.
By Samantha Putterman• August 5, 2025
Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly:
“I have ended seven unendable wars.”
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025
Mark Pocan stated on May 21, 2021 in Twitter:
Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion.
By Laura Schulte• June 8, 2021
Mitch McConnell stated on March 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says Secretary of State John Kerry, "when he was a senator, flew to Managua and met with a communist dictator there, Daniel Ortega, and accused the Reagan administration of engaging in terrorism."
By Louis Jacobson• March 16, 2015
Sebastian Gorka stated on November 13, 2017 in a speech at UNC-Chapel Hill:
Iran’s regime "every Friday declares war on us."
By Paul Specht• November 16, 2017
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 08, 2023 in an ad:
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.”
By Tyler Katzenberger• November 24, 2023
Instagram posts stated on October 11, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Biden is “funding every angle” of the Israel-Hamas war.
By Jeff Cercone• October 13, 2023
Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.:
Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America."
By Aaron Sharockman• November 23, 2011
Florida Consumer Action Network stated on April 29, 2008 in a press conference in Tampa:
"For what we spend in just one week in Iraq, 800,000 children could get health insurance for an entire year."
By Janet Zink• May 7, 2008
Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR:
On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.
By Steve Contorno• January 16, 2014
Restoration PAC stated on March 21, 2017 in a video:
Says Tammy Baldwin "supported legislation allowing citizens to withhold funding for our troops."  
By Tom Kertscher• April 5, 2017
John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago:
Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says.
By Robert Farley• May 21, 2008
Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Iran sentences 15,000 protesters to death.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 15, 2022
Cokie Roberts stated on May 05, 2013 in television interview:
Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000.
By Janel Davis• May 13, 2013
John McCain stated on October 28, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Florida:
"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
By Bill Adair, Robert Farley, Bart Jansen• October 28, 2008
Rob Swearingen stated on September 05, 2019 in Republican weekly radio address:
Says Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a school computer program, "saying it would be better spent in urban districts like Madison and Milwaukee."
By Eric Litke• September 27, 2019
Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Joe Biden confirms WW3 live on TV.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2023
Tom Nelson stated on September 07, 2010 in a radio interview:
A $300 million stimulus allocation to Wisconsin "has led to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs in every corner of this state."
By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2010

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