Anyone notice how Trump hasn't ranted about the expense of the Iran war? [View all]

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He constantly complains about how much it costs the US to support Ukraine even though it was only 5% of the total US defense budget and Europe paid for a lot of it. We gave them our older tanks and infantry fighting vehicles and ordnance that was about to expire. But Israel has been getting over 3 billion per year for the last 50 years plus the US stores equipment and spare parts which they are allowed to use. We just sent a huge resupply stockpile to them. Has Trump complained about the expense there in Israel?

Look at what we spent in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait since Desert Storm and through the global war on terror after 9/11.

Ukraine is fighting for their lives after being invaded by the US greatest adversary. After everything the US spent during WWII and then after militarily plus the Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift etc and Korea, Vietnam (we covered 70% of France's expenses in Vietnam after WWII until they were kicked out in 57) Reagan's arms buildup that brought down the Berlin wall and drove Russia out of Europe and eventually breaking up the Soviet Union.

Just keeping them armed and equipped and providing intel could cause collapse and regime change in Russia so that the US and Western Europe can finally be free from Russia's threat after all the money and the lives already spent. But Trump complains about supporting them.

Yet Trump and Hegseth have significantly depleted the US inventory of key, high-cost, and long-range missiles, with 50% to 80% of some key munitions used. Key expenditures include over 1,000 Tomahawk missiles, 1,200+ Patriot interceptors, and ~1,100 JASSM-ER stealth missiles. Over 35 US personnel have been killed and our logistics footprint in the Gulf has been almost obliterated.

Is Trump complaining about that cost? How much has Israel paid to the US to cover all of this? (No, I don't mean AIPAC bribes to US Congress Members).