Iran War Cost: $47.1 Billion

Are you KIDDING me? The New York Times and CBS News put the Iran war price tag at $47.1 billion, and the Pentagon told Congress on October 16 that it had blown past $47 billion. Just the News pegs about $29 billion of that as replacing munitions, and the Times says bombs, missiles and such ate up more than 60 percent of the bill.

Here's the part the hand-wringers keep missing: you don't win by fighting with a pocketknife and a stern letter. The bill is mostly ammunition, folks. When you're done properly, the receipt is big. The Washington Examiner reports the total keeps ticking up, and President Trump is publicly weighing further military action after next week's midterms.

I'm not yelling. This is just how loud common sense sounds now. Nobody ever complained that the fire department used too much water.