"Operation Epic Fury is racking up a staggering military bill. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a DC think tank, the military campaign is costing approximately $891.4 million every single day. The first 100 hours of the conflict alone consumed $3.7 billion, CIS added in a report on the costs of the fighting, as reported by CNN."
"The daily price tag is driven by massive air and naval deployments, with air operations costing $30 million daily and naval operations add another $15 million. Keeping an aircraft carrier strike group active costs $6 million per day, and deploying stealth bombers, non-stealth fighters, and tanker aircraft costs millions more."
"Michael A. Peterson of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation warned last October that the nation's debt was growing at twice the rate seen since 2000. The U.S. government is now spending nearly $1 trillion annually just on interest payment."
The United States confronts a severe fiscal crisis characterized by federal debt surpassing $38 trillion, with debt accumulating at historically rapid rates outside pandemic periods. Operation Epic Fury, the military campaign against Iran, costs approximately $891.4 million daily, driven by extensive air and naval deployments. Air operations alone cost $30 million daily, while maintaining aircraft carrier strike groups and deploying stealth bombers adds millions more. A two-month conflict could cost up to $95 billion. This military spending compounds an already fragile fiscal foundation, as the government spends nearly $1 trillion annually on interest payments alone, with debt growing at twice the rate observed since 2000.
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