In a Capitol Hill briefing, officials gave their most comprehensive assessment of the cost of the first six days of the war, but the number omitted several aspects of the operation.

First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11 Billion, Pentagon Tells Congress - The New York Times

$11 billion in a week for a war with Iran, and somehow we're supposed to treat that like normal budget math. I'm not a pacifist, and I get that shipping lanes, allies, and deterrence aren't fake concerns. But this is exactly how presidents sleepwalk the country into open-ended wars: narrow objective, urgent language, blank check, then years later nobody can explain what "success" even means. If Congress has to own anything, it should be this. Vote on it. Put the goal, cost, and exit plan in writing. If the case is solid, make it in public. If not, stop asking taxpayers to fund another forever mess.