The Hill Discovers War Cost Money, Blisters Cheney (Still)
The Hill bravely opines that America is still paying for Dick Cheney’s Iraq War blunders. A truly groundbreaking observation, given the 2003 invasion’s well-documented price tag, now reportedly over $2 trillion. What The Hill's opinion column conveniently glosses over is that the current administration is busy racking up future debts in places like Ukraine, and providing unfettered military aid to
Netanyahu’s government. All while blaming a ghost from twenty years ago. Perhaps instead of focusing solely on Cheney’s historical spending, The Hill might examine the $26.38 billion in aid to Israel the Biden administration has approved since October 7, 2023, according to the State Department. Or the fact that multiple members of Congress who voted for additional aid, like Rep. Steny Hoyer, have
received over $500,000 from AIPAC in recent cycles (OpenSecrets.org). One might wonder: are we still paying for Cheney's mistakes, or actively creating new financial legacies for future pundits to 'discover' in 2044?