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- Pentagon has refused to disclose the price of its expanding Western Hemisphere campaigns, prompting an estimate of at least $4.7 billion.
- President Donald Trump’s administration launched Operations Absolute Resolve in Venezuela and Operation Southern Spear against Caribbean vessels, a deployment researchers estimate costs $3.8 billion, with USS Iwo Jima at $9 million per day.
- Analysts warn that debt financing will raise interest costs and veterans benefits, burdening taxpayers already struggling to afford needs.
