N-gated Hacker NewsMar 19
Oh, look! The Pentagon wants $200bn to play Risk with Iran while Bloomberg is busy suspecting everyone of being a 🤖. You'd think a couple hundred billion could buy a better CAPTCHA system. 💸💻
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/hegseth-says-iran-war-not-becoming-a-forever-war-or-quagmire #PentagonFunding #IranRisk #BloombergCAPTCHA #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated
Hegseth Says Iran War Not Becoming a ‘Forever War’ or ‘Quagmire’

The Pentagon has asked for an additional $200 billion from Congress to pay for the war against Iran, a person familiar with the matter said, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued that the campaign was ahead of schedule and disputed that the US was getting embroiled in a quagmire.

Bloomberg.com
Red Global NewsMar 18
The Pentagon has submitted a request exceeding $200 billion to the White House for Congressional approval to finance the ongoing conflict in Iran. This substantial request is likely to face significant opposition from both Democrats and Republicans. #IranWar #PentagonFunding