Are you okay with these costs for the war in Iran?

These are but a few of the price tags of the first 50+ hours of the war

Compiled by Ken Sehested

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“. . . they traded their wisdom for their splendor.”
—Ezekiel 28:17

Prelude. “Lament.” —Yuval Ron

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• At least 153 girls, most between the age of 7-12, were killed by a US missile strike on their school in Minab, Iran.

• An estimated 555 Iranians have died. Six US service members. Nine-to-eleven Israelis.

• The three US F-15E Strike Eagle warplanes shot down by friendly fire over Kuwait cost $90-$100 million each.

• Small Iranian drone missiles cost $20,000 each. Each US Patriot missile (used to shoot down the Iranian drones) cost $4 million each.

• On average, 1,000 bombs and missiles strike Iran each day.

• US “bunker buster” bombs cost $5 million each.

• US spent more than $100 million attacking Iran on the first day. And our president says the attacks will escalate.

• Each US B-2 Spirit Bomber costs $2 billion.

• Each of the two US carrier strike groups near Iran costs $13 million in regular maintenance per day. Each F-15 Strike Eagle jet costs $29,000 per hour to operate.

• Trump says war was planned to last “four-to-five weeks” but could go on much longer.

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Postlude. “When I am laid, / am laid in earth, / may my wrongs create / No trouble / no trouble in, / in thy breast. —“Dido’s Lament,” Alison Moyet & Henry Purcell

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