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

Actual true cost of Iraq + Afghanistan war was $8 TRILLION

https://theintercept.com/2026/03/17/trump-iran-war-cost/

total spent on war and military from 2002-2021 was $21 TRILLION

https://ips-dc.org/report-state-of-insecurity-cost-militariz...

Trump’s War on Iran Could Cost Trillions

“My kids’ kids, and probably their kids, are going to be paying for this,” said one official briefed on the U.S war on Iran.

The Intercept