The obscenity of it all

Editor's note: The US corporate government just made you an offer: dividing Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request equally among roughly 349 million Americans would give about $4,300 per person. President Trump's proposed $1.5 trillion FY2027 "defense" (war) budget request, a roughly 40-44% surge amid the ongoing U.S. war (it's not a war) with Iran, is obscene and disgusting. It funnels record sums into weapons, munitions replenishment, and projects like the "Golden Dome" missile shield while slashing 10% from non-defense domestic programs such as education, healthcare, and environmental protection. Ordinary Americans gain nothing tangible, unless you are a house wife stamping shell casings at $25 an hour, from this massive transfer of wealth to defense (war) contractors and endless military adventures; instead, they bear the burden through higher national debt, inflation risks, neglected needs at home, and the human and economic costs of war. This prioritizes global power projection over the well-being of U.S. citizens.
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Trump Set To Unveil His $1.5 Trillion Military Budget Request Amid Raging Iran War

by Dave DeCamp | April 2, 2026

President Trump is expected to unveil his request for a $1.5 trillion military budget for the 2027 fiscal year on Friday, Reuters has reported, marking a 50% increase from this year's already massive budget.

The 2026 military budget marked the first to officially exceed $1 trillion, which was achieved by Congress passing a 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) worth about $900 billion and combining it with $150 billion in supplemental military spending that was included in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, a reconciliation bill that became law last year.

The White House is expected to go with a similar strategy to reach $1.5 trillion. It may request an NDAA worth about $1 trillion or less and seek a supplemental spending bill for $400 to $600 billion. Republican leadership in Congress has already begun working on the potential supplemental.

The Trump administration is also expected to soon ask Congress for $200 billion in "emergency" spending for the Iran war, mainly to replenish the air defense munitions and missiles used so far in the conflict, which has been raging for more than one month. It’s unclear if the $200 billion for the Iran war would be in addition to the supplemental for the 2027 budget.

The Reuters report said that the massive $1.5 trillion request will include the $185 billion “Golden Dome” project, Trump's plan for a major new missile defense system for all the territory of the United States, which will be a major boondoggle for the US weapons makers and may spark a new arms race.

The report said the administration also plans to use the money to fund more weapons production with the goal of "deterring" China and to replenish weapons used in the Middle East wars and in Ukraine.

Bloomberg reported that the White House's budget plan will frame the Republicans' midterm election message around a massive military buildup, partially paid for by cuts to domestic agencies. The request will come as the US appears to be on the cusp of launching ground operations against Iranian islands and ports, which could lead to significant US casualties.

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Editor's note: As of April 4, 2026, roughly five weeks into the US attack on Iran, confirmed US military losses include 15 service members killed (with one additional missing in action from the April 3 F-15E incident) and more than 520 wounded, many from Iranian drone and missile strikes on bases in the Persian Gulf region such as Port Shuaiba in Kuwait and Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia; these figures encompass combat deaths from early drone attacks and a KC-135 refueling aircraft crash in western Iraq. On the equipment side, Iran has destroyed or claimed responsibility for at least one F-15E Strike Eagle shot down (see Iran Shoots Down American F-15 Fighter Jet, Shares Photos Of Wreckage) over western Iran, one A-10 Thunderbolt II crashed in the Persian Gulf, and 16–17 MQ-9 Reaper drones downed over Iranian territory (many in southern provinces bordering the Gulf), along with damage to support aircraft like KC-135 tankers, an E-3 Sentry AWACS, and radars at multiple Gulf bases; overall, at least 17 U.S. sites have been hit, with equipment and infrastructure losses estimated at $800 million to $2.9 billion in the first month alone. The Pentagon and CENTCOM have released only partial, incremental updates, prompting accusations of underreporting, while the toll continues to mount amid ongoing operations in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz area:

US losses edge towards $5B in 1 month of war with Iran

How Many Aircraft Has the U.S. Lost in Iran War?