American Taxpayers to Cover $3.5 Billion Pentagon Bill for U.S. Munitions Used Defending Israel

$3.5 Billion Budgeted to Replenish Munitions The U.S. Department of Defense is preparing to spend at least $3.5 billion to replenish advanced munitions used by American forces during operations coordinated with Israel in response to Iranian missile strikes last year. Bloomberg reviewed budget documents detailing emergency funding requests compiled through mid-May. The funding covers combat missions that the U.S. carried out at Israel’s request or in coordination with Israeli forces to defend Israeli territory, personnel, and assets after Iran’s missile strikes in April 2024. The flare-up followed an Israeli airstrike on Iran’s embassy in Damascus—an unprecedented move that marked a rare direct assault on a foreign embassy by a sovereign state. U.S. naval units deployed to intercept incoming ballistic threats and…