(Another) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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IRAN WAR HAS COST THE U.S. MORE THAN $11 BILLION IN ITS FIRST WEEK, ACCORDING TO THE PENTAGON, AS REPORTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES.
Money well spent. 🤡
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Muting “excursion”.
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101) *PENTAGON OFFICIALS MET WITH LAWMAKERS ON IRAN ON TUESDAY: NYT BFW 16:35
102) *NYT CITES 3 PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING ON IRAN BFW 16:33
103) *PENTAGON SAYS IRAN WAR COST MORE THAN $11B IN FIRST WEEK: NYT BFW 16:33
03/11/2026 16:31:40[NYT]
Billion
By Catie Edmondson
(New York Times) -- In a Capitol Hill briefing, officials gave their most
comprehensive assessment of the cost of the first six days of the war, but the
number omitted several aspects of the operation.
Pentagon officials told lawmakers in a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill on
Tuesday that they estimated the cost of the war against Iran had exceeded
$11.3 billion in the first six days alone, according to three people familiar with
the briefing.
The estimate did not include many of the costs associated with the operation,
such as the buildup of military hardware and personnel ahead of the first
strikes. For that reason, lawmakers expect the number to grow considerably as
the Pentagon continues to calculate the costs that accumulated just in the first
week.
Still, it appeared to be the most comprehensive assessment Congress had
received so far amid mounting questions about the objectives, scope and time
frame for the war. The New York Times and The Washington Post reported
earlier that defense officials had said in recent congressional briefings that the
military used up $5.6 billion of munitions in the first two days of the war.
That is a far larger amount and munitions burn rate than had been publicly
disclosed. The Center for Strategic and International Studies had estimated that
the first 100 hours of the operation cost $3.7 billion, or $891.4 million each
day.
The first wave of the bombardment used weapons including the AGM-154 glide
bomb, which can cost from $578,000 to $836,000. The Navy …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/bafkreihcsjdum2q7hdoyqqbb5x6nhtiw3ldqmxfeuf6dutasyn2xyeecni)
$2bn/day, with $2.8bn/day in munitions alone over the first two days. I tend to think of myself as a Large Number Scale Understander but this is just mind-boggling amounts of money.
EVERCORE: “.. Our current base case is still that when the U.S. exits, the dynamics still make it more likely than not that the kinetic conflict will pause, but it will take time beyond that to restore confidence in maritime security, .. and oil prices will remain structurally elevated ..”
Dance, fool, dance. Dance over the fresh graves. Dance as tankers burn on the Gulf. Embrace the madness.
(Reuters) - U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Remind me what military branch this super-soldier served in?
I wonder if he even knows this is false
Pictures of burning oil tankers running nonstop on CNN, oil up sharply. Huge tactical success for Iran’s apparent “okay let’s stop being cagey and just make a bunch of stuff go boom in front of cameras” plan
“.. Chris Wright gave his counterparts in the Group of Seven nations the White House’s position Tuesday morning: A massive intervention in oil markets was premature ..
“.. Less than two hours later, U.S. officials reversed their earlier position ..”
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Here comes Gundlach.
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“.. One official said the Strait of Hormuz could become an Iranian ‘kill box’ if ships start trying to pass through.
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“.. Mines have been among the most destructive weapons that the U.S. Navy has faced, maiming more ships than any other means of attack since World War II ..”
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Burgum goes full war is peace: "The actions that have been taken by this administration have been exclusively to increase American national security and lower prices for Americans"
Burgum: "Every nation in the world should be standing up to Iran right now and saying, 'Are we gonna let someone who slaughters their own people determine whether or not the rest of the world has access to energy?'"
Trump: "Most people say it's already been won, it's just a question of when. When do we stop. We don't want to let it regrow, and ideally we'd like to see somebody in there that knows what they're doing."
Trump: "We could take apart their electric capacity within one hour and it would take them 25 years to rebuild it"
Trump at wartime
Trump on Newsom: "Black People are angry because he is obviously a racist. While we all want to be politically correct, having a mental disorder is not a positive campaign event. The only thing he didn’t say is he is losing his look, but nobody wants to say that about one’s self."
Sure. This is normal. He's fine. Why do you ask?
Duckworth: "The Trump administration is hiding behind the valor of our men and women in orders. The problem is who is giving those orders. Donald Trump has not done his job."
Wow, Gulf shippers are in a real bind here. On one hand, Donald says everything's fine and Gulf shippers should sail on thru. On the other hand: massive boat-melting fireballs. Both sides make good points!
almost literally Trump tonight
we’re doing the meme ourselves now
finally someone with the gravitas of fdr and churchhill's wartime addresses. we shall fight on the seas, we shall fight on the shores, we shall dance like nobody's watching.
TRUMPWATCH: he is brown again. looking like a yellow M&M with the coating melted off. he isn't always brown, so there is some technique involved here. or maybe he just looks this way after he fires his makeup artist and gets a new one who starts from nothing
