“…Pentagon says it has no money for Middle East buildup”
November 29, 2023
“The Defense Department has ordered an additional aircraft carrier strike group, air defenses, fighter jets and hundreds of troops to the Middle East since the surprise terrorist attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, in an effort to prevent the conflict from spiraling into a regional war.
The problem: Congressional dysfunction means the Pentagon has no money to pay for the buildup.
The military, like the rest of the federal government, is operating under a temporary funding measure that freezes spending at the previous year’s levels. And because the Middle East troop movements weren’t planned, the Pentagon has had to pull money from existing operations and maintenance accounts, DOD spokesperson Chris Sherwood said…”
Well, it’s looking just like Ukraine. When the money ran out the war pretty much ended. This conflict should be ending sooner rather than later. With an exception being congress decides to fund war efforts. If everyone remembers my article on Ukraine I said the same thing. See for yourself.