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Search results for "US war in Iran has cost 25 billion so far, says Pentagon official"

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Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2020 in a White House address:
"The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion."
By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020
Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:
The Pentagon “said we accidentally sent $6.2 billion to Ukraine.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2023
Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet:
“Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.”
By Noah Y. Kim• February 2, 2021
Mitt Romney stated on February 04, 2012 in a speech in Las Vegas, Nev.:
"President Obama is shrinking our military."
By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2012
Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in comments on the CNN debate:
"We've just now given over $100 billion" to Iran, "the equivalent in U.S. terms is $5 trillion."  
By Lauren Carroll• September 17, 2015
Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address:
Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 5, 2015
Joe Biden stated on October 21, 2011 in a talk at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H.:
In Libya, "America spent $2 billion total and didn’t lose a single life."
By Jake Berry• November 3, 2011
Richard Ojeda stated on August 15, 2021 in a tweet:
The United States spent “2 trillion dollars to train and equip the Afghan military over the past 20 years. They fell in a week.”
By Zach DeLuca, Trenton Straight• September 21, 2021
Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va.:
"Iraq is costing each household about $100 a month."
By Bill Adair• April 1, 2008
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a campaign speech:
Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 16, 2020
Bloggers stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"We could build 30 walls with the $150 billion Obama gave to Iran."
By Jon Greenberg• March 22, 2019
Carly Fiorina stated on June 02, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Barbara Boxer's worried about the weather" instead of terrorism as the biggest threat to national security.
By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2010
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
Michele Bachmann stated on October 28, 2011 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer:
"Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives."
By Louis Jacobson• October 31, 2011
Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "The View":
South Korea doesn't pay the United States for U.S. troops that protect their country.
By Louis Jacobson• April 1, 2011
Ron Dermer stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech to a pro-Israel Christian group:
"In a few months, this deal would give Iran $150 billion" for its $300 billion to $400 billion economy, which is "like $8 trillion flowing into the United States treasury."
By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2015
Marco Rubio stated on November 23, 2013 in a press release:
"Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes."
By Julie Kliegman• November 27, 2013
Peter DeFazio stated on April 13, 2012 in his congressional website:
Says the Pentagon has never passed a financial audit. In fact,  the Pentagon is exempt from a federal law that requires all federal agencies to complete annual audits.
By Charles Pope• April 13, 2012
Eric Hovde stated on March 04, 2024 in Campaign website:
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iran deal which sent billions of dollars and plane loads of cash to Iran.”
By Laura Schulte• March 8, 2024
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026

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The Iraq war, for $100 month

By Bill Adair• April 1, 2008

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By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• December 21, 2014

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By Sara Swann• October 11, 2023

Iran’s man in Iraq: Soleimani’s deadly fight against the US

By Jon Greenberg• January 15, 2020

Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat?

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015

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By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• December 21, 2014

How Iran and the United States came to the brink

By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020

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RNC speakers exaggerate Trump’s military drawdown from ‘endless wars’

By Bill McCarthy• August 27, 2020

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Donald Trump tweeted about an Iranian missile test. Did it happen?

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