A $1 Billion-Per-Day War Machine Washington is moving money at a speed most Americans can’t even conceptualize. According to congressional briefings, the war with Iran burned through $11.3 billion in its first six days. Analysts say the ongoing operations are now costing between $800 million and $1 billion per day. That’s the public estimate. And like most government numbers, it’s almost certainly the low end of the truth. Those figures primarily account for replacing munitions and conducting the initial strike operations. They don’t include the military buildup beforehand, long-term deployments, intelligence infrastructure, or the logistical web required to sustain a modern war. When you add those factors, the real cost balloons far beyond the headlines. Even conservative projections suggest that…
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