United States and Israel attack Iran Early Saturday Morning

We don't talk about the hidden costs of war. Here are a few examples...

The Department of Defense (DoD) expenditures in September:
  • Ribeye Steaks
    : $15.1 million.
  • Lobster Tails
    : $6.9 million.
  • Alaskan King Crab: $2 million.
  • Salmon: $1 million.
  • Doughnuts
    : $139,224 for 272 orders.
  • Ice Cream Machines
    : $124,000.
  • Sushi Preparation Tables
    : $26,000.
Furniture and Luxury Equipment
The Department of Defense (DoD) spent a total of $225 million on furniture in 2025, the highest amount in over a decade. Notable items included:
  • Steinway & Sons Grand Piano
    : Over $98,000 for the Air Force Chief of Staff's residence.
  • Herman Miller Recliner Chairs
    : Individual checks totaling more than $60,000.
  • Fruit Basket Stands: $12,000.
  • Luxury Instruments: $26,000 for a violin and $21,750 for a handmade Japanese flute.
Technology and Administrative Waste
  • Apple Devices: $5.3 million spent on items like iPads.
  • Non-Essential Contracts: $5.1 billion was initially tied up in consulting and ancillary services before being targeted for termination, including $1.8 billion for firms like Deloitte and Accenture.
  • Infrastructure: The Pentagon was found to be holding onto "excess assets," including underused buildings, costing millions in maintenance.
 
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Because of the way you broke your reply up into 2 parts, it was necessary that I copy both parts and save as a jpeg in order for both parts to appear in my reply back.

I read your link. It is an opinion piece, which the author is free to have.
 
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RambleTamble said:
We don't talk about the hidden costs of war. Here are a few examples...

The Department of Defense (DoD) expenditures in September:
  • Ribeye Steaks
    : $15.1 million.
  • Lobster Tails
    : $6.9 million.
  • Alaskan King Crab: $2 million.
  • Salmon: $1 million.
  • Doughnuts
    : $139,224 for 272 orders.
  • Ice Cream Machines
    : $124,000.
  • Sushi Preparation Tables
    : $26,000.
Furniture and Luxury Equipment
The Department of Defense (DoD) spent a total of $225 million on furniture in 2025, the highest amount in over a decade. Notable items included:
  • Steinway & Sons Grand Piano
    : Over $98,000 for the Air Force Chief of Staff's residence.
  • Herman Miller Recliner Chairs
    : Individual checks totaling more than $60,000.
  • Fruit Basket Stands: $12,000.
  • Luxury Instruments: $26,000 for a violin and $21,750 for a handmade Japanese flute.
Technology and Administrative Waste
  • Apple Devices: $5.3 million spent on items like iPads.
  • Non-Essential Contracts: $5.1 billion was initially tied up in consulting and ancillary services before being targeted for termination, including $1.8 billion for firms like Deloitte and Accenture.
  • Infrastructure: The Pentagon was found to be holding onto "excess assets," including underused buildings, costing millions in maintenance.
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Was that excerpted from DOGE or another source?
 
Trade said:
It would behove Iran to get as many nuclear weapons as possible ASAP in order to deter bully nations like Israel and the United States from attacking them.
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Unfortunatlely, for the world and us, that may actually happen, as per this -> post. We do not necessarily hold all the cards.
 
WhatInThe said:
Bomb blast near the US embassy in Oslo Norway. No injuries reported. Unclear of motive yet but given the times someone tried to make a point.

No injuries after explosion reported near U.S. Embassy in Norway, local police say

This is the part of the war front that cannot be controlled unfortunitely.
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Norway police arrest 3 Iraqi brothers, not Iranian for the bombing

3 brothers of Iraqi origin arrested in connection with U.S. embassy explosion in Norway

Problem with this war or operation is the enemy is as much a bunch of religious driven fanatics as it is the citizens of a nation state. There are more than Iranian citizens that want to participate in this war.
 
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The FBI alerted California law enforcement to potential Iranian drone strikes on the West Coast in retaliation for the US war against the Islamic Republic.

'Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United State Homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the US conducted strikes against Iran,' the alert obtained by ABC News said.

'We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack,' the FBI update continued.


The alert surfaced as the Trump administration continued its sustained offensive against Iran. This move follows a pattern of escalation in the Middle East, where the regime in Tehran has used drone warfare as a primary tool for retaliation.

Both the FBI and the White House declined to comment for this story.

Mexican drug cartel drone usage has also ticked up in recent months, raising the stakes for US border security and the safety of personnel operating in the region.

A government bulletin from September warned that an unverified tip indicated Mexican cartel bosses may have greenlit drone strikes targeting American law enforcement and military personnel along the southern border.

The bulletin noted that while such an attack on US soil would mark a dramatic and historic escalation, officials considered the scenario plausible, even as they acknowledged cartels have historically steered clear of provocations likely to trigger a heavy response from Washington.
 
RambleTamble said:
We don't talk about the hidden costs of war. Here are a few examples...

The Department of Defense (DoD) expenditures in September:
  • Ribeye Steaks
    : $15.1 million.
  • Lobster Tails
    : $6.9 million.
  • Alaskan King Crab: $2 million.
  • Salmon: $1 million.
  • Doughnuts
    : $139,224 for 272 orders.
  • Ice Cream Machines
    : $124,000.
  • Sushi Preparation Tables
    : $26,000.
Furniture and Luxury Equipment
The Department of Defense (DoD) spent a total of $225 million on furniture in 2025, the highest amount in over a decade. Notable items included:
  • Steinway & Sons Grand Piano
    : Over $98,000 for the Air Force Chief of Staff's residence.
  • Herman Miller Recliner Chairs
    : Individual checks totaling more than $60,000.
  • Fruit Basket Stands: $12,000.
  • Luxury Instruments: $26,000 for a violin and $21,750 for a handmade Japanese flute.
Technology and Administrative Waste
  • Apple Devices: $5.3 million spent on items like iPads.
  • Non-Essential Contracts: $5.1 billion was initially tied up in consulting and ancillary services before being targeted for termination, including $1.8 billion for firms like Deloitte and Accenture.
  • Infrastructure: The Pentagon was found to be holding onto "excess assets," including underused buildings, costing millions in maintenance.
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I usually provide a link to the source of articles. I searched for one concerning this story and found confirmation.

Pete Hegseth Goes on $93 Billion Pentagon Spending Spree for Lobster, Fruit Baskets and Japanese Flute: Report
The Pentagon’s $93 Billion ‘Use It or Lose It’ September | The Fiscal Times
 
Latest update from the ABC (Australia) live blog

Here's what we know this morning:
  • Iran's Revolutionary Guards says it has struck a Liberia-flagged vessel, which they claimed was Israeli-owned, and a Thai bulk carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, saying "any vessel intending to pass must get permission from Iran".
  • Donald Trump says he is not worried about attacks on US soil, after it was reported the FBI sounded the alarm with police in California. The US president told Axios there "is practically nothing left to target" in Iran and the war will end "soon".
  • The International Energy Agency says its member countries will unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves to ease the impact of the war — the biggest such release ever.
  • The US was responsible for a Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian school because of a targeting mistake, according to a New York Times report citing US officials.
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed Ukrainian anti-drone teams, experts in countering drone attacks, have begun working in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warns the conflict "must be stopped before it becomes bigger and completely engulfs the region in flames".
  • Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed 634 people, including 86 children, the Lebanese government's disaster risk unit said. Fourteen healthcare workers were among the dead.
Live: Trump says he is not worried about Iran-backed attack in US
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Trade said:
I plan on being out in the streets, hopefully with millions of others, on March 28th, expressing my disgust for the current situation.
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Yep, I'm leaving on a cruise out of San Diego on March 28th and the march will be taking place right there at the port. My friends and I will be in that march!
 
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