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White House seeks $88 billion from Congress for Iran war

The request mostly includes money for the Pentagon, with $67 billion going toward replenishing the military’s stocks of munitions and the cost of sending so many forces to the Middle East

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White House seeks $88 billion from Congress for Iran war

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