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On Tuesday, the U.S.
Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, faced senators in Congress as the White House asked for tens of billions
of dollars more to help fund the Iran war.
Do you have a new estimate about what the war has cost us so far
in this, the fifth month of the first year of this war in Iran?
Senator, the estimate we have as of today is $37.5 billion.
It was the first time in a long time that senators had a chance to scrutinize the United States' involvement in Iran.
The Pentagon hasn't given a press briefing in two and a half months.
You don't have a strategy.
You don't have a long-term plan to actually win this war.
Win the war!