An exchange with spokesperson Matt Miller over one year of U.S. military aid to Israel totaling more than $22.76 billion raised more questions than it answered.

A sophisticated analysis by the Costs of War Project tallied up at least $22.76 billion in military aid when combining approved U.S. security assistance to Israel since October 7, 2023; supplemental funding for regional operations; and estimated additional costs of operations, such as strikes against Houthi forces in Yemen. That figure includes $17.9 billion the U.S. government has approved in security assistance for Israeli military operations in Gaza and elsewhere since October 2023. This represents far more than any other year since the U.S. began providing military aid to Israel in 1959. In 2022, for example, the U.S. provided Israel with $5.1 billion in military aid.

  • @[email protected]
    4•4 days ago

    True, but we’ve lost every war we’ve fought for the last 70 years, so I like the Dutch’s odds

    • @Cocodapuf
      5•4 days ago

      Oh, we haven’t been in any wars in the last 70 years. There were some “police actions” and we’ve deployed “peacekeeping” forces…

      Right?

      Seriously though, we need to do away with the “Authorization for Use of Military Force”. If Congress doesn’t have the consensus to declare war, then we shouldn’t be fighting.

      • @[email protected]
        2•3 days ago

        I give 70% odds Biden illegally strikes Iran sans congressional authorization by the end of the year, at which point the DNC will have truly become the party of the Cheneys.