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U.S. war in Iran has cost $25B so far, says Pentagon official

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Re: U.S. war in Iran has cost $25B so far, says Pentagon official

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Wow, that's pretty cheap compared to all the AI datacenters.

Note that it doesn't count the cost of second- or third- order effects (like the cost from the price of oil going up by 50%). Since February 28, crude oil prices increases cost $42 billion in the United States alone.

What are the second- and third order effects of the Marg Bar Amrika Society getting a nuclear device (and the missiles to deliver it)?

Re: U.S. war in Iran has cost $25B so far, says Pentagon official

#24

The cost to operate the Federal government for one day is about $18 billion.

The only way you could arrive at such a high figure is if you included transfer payments like Social Security and Medicare in "the cost to run the government", which is not how most people understand "the cost to run the government".

Re: U.S. war in Iran has cost $25B so far, says Pentagon official

#25
post #2

Wow, that's pretty cheap compared to all the AI datacenters.

Note that it doesn't count the cost of second- or third- order effects (like the cost from the price of oil going up by 50%). Since February 28, crude oil prices increases cost $42 billion in the United States alone.

to be fair US is net exporter now

Re: U.S. war in Iran has cost $25B so far, says Pentagon official

#26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Note that it doesn't count the cost of second- or third- order effects (like the cost from the price of oil going up by 50%). Since February 28, crude oil prices increases cost $42 billion in the United States alone.

What are the second- and third order effects of the Marg Bar Amrika Society getting a nuclear device (and the missiles to deliver it)?

Probably comparable to North Korea getting a nuclear device and the missiles to deliver it.

Re: U.S. war in Iran has cost $25B so far, says Pentagon official

#28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Note that it doesn't count the cost of second- or third- order effects (like the cost from the price of oil going up by 50%). Since February 28, crude oil prices increases cost $42 billion in the United States alone.

What are the second- and third order effects of the Marg Bar Amrika Society getting a nuclear device (and the missiles to deliver it)?

Compare the costs associated with keeping US troops in NKorea to contain that threat.

Re: U.S. war in Iran has cost $25B so far, says Pentagon official

#29

Destroying the world is cheap compared to the cost to humanity. Now they need to share the cost that we have burdened the world and ourselves with.

Privatize the gains, socialize the losses. I miss actual capitalism with actual competition and anti-trust enforcement, not the oligopolies, regulatory capture and government-picked survivors we have now.

Re: U.S. war in Iran has cost $25B so far, says Pentagon official

#30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Note that it doesn't count the cost of second- or third- order effects (like the cost from the price of oil going up by 50%). Since February 28, crude oil prices increases cost $42 billion in the United States alone.

to be fair US is net exporter now

net exporter of petroleum products, US is still a net importer of crude.
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