They Spent $22 Billion Bombing Iran While Americans Can't Afford Rent
Let that number sit with you for a moment. Twenty-two billion dollars. In less than a week. That is not a typo. Since the first Tomahawk missiles lit up Iranian skies on February 28, 2026, the United States has incinerated an estimated $22 billion of taxpayer money on Operation Epic Fury. The daily burn rate alone stands at $220 million. Every single day. While 38 million Americans live below the
poverty line and 580,000 sleep on the streets every night. The breakdown is staggering. The Pentagon has expended $1.42 billion in munitions and interceptors. Two THAAD batteries, worth $3.2 billion, were destroyed by Iranian precision strikes. Three Patriot PAC-3 batteries, another $2.1 billion, gone. AN/TPY-2 radar systems and fire control centers across the Gulf, $1.2 billion, reduced to
rubble. US bases in Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Kuwait sustained $960 million in infrastructure damage. Three US aircraft were lost to friendly fire from Kuwait on Day 1, costing $270 million. The economic fallout dwarfs even the military losses. Seven oil tankers hit in the Strait of Hormuz, $840 million in vessel and cargo losses. Dubai International Airport forced into a complete shutdown, $1.1
billion in economic damage. Shipping insurance premiums across the Strait of Hormuz have skyrocketed, adding $2.4 billion in costs. The Brent crude spike alone has inflicted $3.8 billion in damage on EU, Japanese, and South Korean import costs in just the first week. European supply chains are buckling under $1.6 billion in disruption costs. Gulf tourism has collapsed, another $750 million