Trump says the Iran war ‘effectively over.’ It’s still costing the US billions

President Trump this week declared the war in Iran “effectively over” militarily and “won” by the U.S. But he did so as American taxpayers are footing the bill for billions of dollars in operational costs to keep the country’s troops at the ready overseas. The war is no longer making top headlines…
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