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The US military budget is 900 billion dollars. The government can afford a few hundred million for some sensors, it should not need private sector patrons

mandeepj 4mo ago
> The US military budget is 900 billion dollars. The new budget proposal is $1.5T
- hxtk 4mo ago
  That number, incidentally, is the entire NATO military budget. Which scares me because I can imagine someone planning on taking action that would result in the dissolution of NATO thinking they can make up the difference that way and choosing that number with that in mind.
echelon 4mo ago
> The US military budget is 900 billion dollars. And we're about to pay over a third of that to Iran?
- pesus 4mo ago
  Is it actually coming out of the military budget? I assumed we were just going to get taxed for it, or they'd pull it from some other places that actually needs the funds. Alternatively, they could just increase the military budget by 300 billion (or more).
  - morkalork 4mo ago
    It's a good measure of scale. The USA is paying Iran an amount that is 1/3rd of its military budget in reparations because they "won".
    - throwawaypath 4mo ago
      No, that was fake news. The 300 billion dollars isn't coming from the US.
      - amanaplanacanal 4mo ago
        How would you even know that? We haven't seen the agreement yet.
        throwawaypath 4mo ago
        >We haven't seen the agreement yet. Which why the $300 million claim is fake news.
        amanaplanacanal 4mo ago
        That 300 billion number came from JD Vance. Do you think he lied, or what?
        Hikikomori 4mo ago
        He also said trump is America's Hitler, but that turned out to be true. But would argue is America's Hitler and Jimmy saville.
        throwawaypath 4mo ago
        >That 300 billion number came from JD Vance. No it didn't, that is fake news. Please provide an unbiased source where JD Vance claims the US will be paying Iran $300 billion.
        amanaplanacanal 4mo ago
        "Walk through some of this. The Iranians are saying that they're gonna have access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund, true or false?" O'Keefe began. "Well, Ed, that's the sort of thing they could have access to, funded by the Gulf coast coalition, so long as they honor their end of the obligation. I think that one of the things you're going to see, Ed—and people have to be skeptical of this—is that the hardliners in the Iranian system will overemphasize the benefits that Iran gets, while underemphasizing all the things that they have to concede and all the things they have to provide in order to get these benefits," Vance replied. NBC news. He said the "Gulf Coast coalition", but it's unclear exactly who is going to be paying into that.
  - sejje 4mo ago
    My understanding was that the US green-lighted a 300-billion investment from neighboring countries to rebuild.
    - burkaman 4mo ago
      Nobody outside the administration knows what the US has greenlit, and a detailed peace agreement likely doesn't exist yet.
- throwawaypath 4mo ago
  No, that was fake news. The 300 billion dollars isn't coming from the US.
  - fhdkweig 4mo ago
    Specifically, it is unfreezing previously frozen/stolen assets that belong to Iran.
    - Jtsummers 4mo ago
      That's only part of it, the US and allies are reportedly going to set up a $300 billion fund for Iran, the particular terms of accessing it aren't clear at this point. GP is correct in that the US is not putting up $300 billion, but it will be putting up part of that money. The US fought and lost a war and Iran comes out ahead, and the US and its allies come out worse and poorer.
      - throwawaypath 4mo ago
        >The US fought and lost a war and Iran comes out ahead, and the US and its allies come out worse and poorer. That is also fake news. The US did not lose the war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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        Jtsummers 4mo ago
        > That is also fake news. You keep using those words, but it's clear you don't know what they mean (or what anything means). Enjoy your trolling.
        throwawaypath 4mo ago
        >You keep using those words, but it's clear you don't know what they mean Don't project your inability to discern fake news on others. >(or what anything means) Cringe. >Enjoy your trolling. Enjoy your fake news delusions.
justin66 4mo ago
The government has already paid for the sensors.

mandeepj 4mo ago

> The US military budget is 900 billion dollars. The new budget proposal is $1.5T

hxtk 4mo ago
That number, incidentally, is the entire NATO military budget. Which scares me because I can imagine someone planning on taking action that would result in the dissolution of NATO thinking they can make up the difference that way and choosing that number with that in mind.

echelon 4mo ago

> The US military budget is 900 billion dollars. And we're about to pay over a third of that to Iran?

pesus 4mo ago
Is it actually coming out of the military budget? I assumed we were just going to get taxed for it, or they'd pull it from some other places that actually needs the funds. Alternatively, they could just increase the military budget by 300 billion (or more).
- morkalork 4mo ago
  It's a good measure of scale. The USA is paying Iran an amount that is 1/3rd of its military budget in reparations because they "won".
  - throwawaypath 4mo ago
    No, that was fake news. The 300 billion dollars isn't coming from the US.
    - amanaplanacanal 4mo ago
      How would you even know that? We haven't seen the agreement yet.
      - throwawaypath 4mo ago
        >We haven't seen the agreement yet. Which why the $300 million claim is fake news.
        amanaplanacanal 4mo ago
        That 300 billion number came from JD Vance. Do you think he lied, or what?
        Hikikomori 4mo ago
        He also said trump is America's Hitler, but that turned out to be true. But would argue is America's Hitler and Jimmy saville.
        throwawaypath 4mo ago
        >That 300 billion number came from JD Vance. No it didn't, that is fake news. Please provide an unbiased source where JD Vance claims the US will be paying Iran $300 billion.
        amanaplanacanal 4mo ago
        "Walk through some of this. The Iranians are saying that they're gonna have access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund, true or false?" O'Keefe began. "Well, Ed, that's the sort of thing they could have access to, funded by the Gulf coast coalition, so long as they honor their end of the obligation. I think that one of the things you're going to see, Ed—and people have to be skeptical of this—is that the hardliners in the Iranian system will overemphasize the benefits that Iran gets, while underemphasizing all the things that they have to concede and all the things they have to provide in order to get these benefits," Vance replied. NBC news. He said the "Gulf Coast coalition", but it's unclear exactly who is going to be paying into that.
- sejje 4mo ago
  My understanding was that the US green-lighted a 300-billion investment from neighboring countries to rebuild.
  - burkaman 4mo ago
    Nobody outside the administration knows what the US has greenlit, and a detailed peace agreement likely doesn't exist yet.
throwawaypath 4mo ago
No, that was fake news. The 300 billion dollars isn't coming from the US.
- fhdkweig 4mo ago
  Specifically, it is unfreezing previously frozen/stolen assets that belong to Iran.
  - Jtsummers 4mo ago
    That's only part of it, the US and allies are reportedly going to set up a $300 billion fund for Iran, the particular terms of accessing it aren't clear at this point. GP is correct in that the US is not putting up $300 billion, but it will be putting up part of that money. The US fought and lost a war and Iran comes out ahead, and the US and its allies come out worse and poorer.
    - throwawaypath 4mo ago
      >The US fought and lost a war and Iran comes out ahead, and the US and its allies come out worse and poorer. That is also fake news. The US did not lose the war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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      - Jtsummers 4mo ago
        > That is also fake news. You keep using those words, but it's clear you don't know what they mean (or what anything means). Enjoy your trolling.
        throwawaypath 4mo ago
        >You keep using those words, but it's clear you don't know what they mean Don't project your inability to discern fake news on others. >(or what anything means) Cringe. >Enjoy your trolling. Enjoy your fake news delusions.

justin66 4mo ago

The government has already paid for the sensors.