Are the wheels coming off the US-Iran war? Caller Roland doesn't think so
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the war has so far cost $37.5 billion
An LBC caller has questioned the US action in Iran after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the war has so far cost $37.5 billion.
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The Pentagon has faced sceptical lawmakers for the first time since heavy bombings resumed to seek urgent funding for the unpopular conflict.
With just six months before midterm elections in which President Donald Trump's Republicans may face an uphill battle to keep their House of Representatives and Senate majorities, Democrats are riding high in public opinion polls.
Their cause was helped when Mr Hegseth told lawmakers at a hearing in Washington that the $37.5 billion included certain aspects of the war as well as anticipated costs through September 30.
A source told Reuters in March that Trump's administration estimated the first six days of the war had cost at least $11.3 billion.
Trump asked Congress last month for nearly $90 billion in additional funding, most of it related to the Iran conflict, setting the stage for another fight with lawmakers frustrated with the war and facing the November midterms.
LBC's Aasmah Mir took a call from Roland in Chelsea about his thoughts on the current situation with the US-Iran conflict. See the video at the top of the page.