The U.S. Department of Defense has proposed several models for further funding of the war with Iran to the White House over the past two weeks, sources from The Washington Post report. U.S. armament stocks have significantly decreased.
The U.S. Department of Defense has asked the White House to request more than $200 billion from Congress to fund the war against Iran, The Washington Post (WP) reported on Thursday, March 19, citing sources. According to them, the Pentagon needs the funds for an urgent increase in armaments, the stocks of which have significantly decreased after three weeks of intensive strikes on Iran. During the first week of the war alone, the United States spent more than $11 billion, The Washington Post notes.
Sources within the White House believe that Congress is unlikely to approve such a request, as the proposed amount is close to the total aid provided to Ukraine (about $188 billion) since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion. Therefore, over the past two weeks, the Pentagon has proposed several models of funding for the war in Iran to the White House, WP writes.
Congress Members May Block Pentagon's Request
Officials and analysts interviewed by the publication believe that the Defense Department's request will serve as a test of the level of political support from Congress members for the war with Iran. According to their estimates, Democrats and some Republicans may attempt to block the request to express their disagreement with U.S. involvement in military actions.
An additional problem for any Pentagon request will be the capacity of the American military industry, which will not be able to quickly ramp up production in the short term. The Department of Defense wants to spend the allocated funds on complex and expensive types of armaments, the production of which will heavily depend on the available workforce and the supply of critical materials, experts in the American military-industrial complex told The Washington Post.
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