The Afghanistan war is over. Why is the Pentagon’s budget increasing by $37 billion?

FEE's Hannah Cox writes, "After 20 years and over $2 trillion dollars, the Afghanistan War is finally over. Does that mean our massive defense budget will finally be trimmed?

Nope.

Why Is the US Increasing the Pentagon’s Budget by $37,000,000,000 Despite Leaving Afghanistan?

That’s the right question. From me:https://t.co/XGGL6e7Szm — Hannah Cox (@HannahDCox) September 28, 2021

Congress is actually on the verge of passing an increase to the Pentagon’s budget, preparing to allocate $740 billion for the fiscal year 2021-2022. That’s more than President Joe Biden even requested. In fact, it’s $37 billion more."

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