This CBO estimate confirms what many of us feared: this war is already an expensive and reckless drain on American resources — and those numbers don’t capture the longer-term human and strategic costs. Spending more than $38 billion in five months, with over $21 billion just to replace munitions and critical interceptors depleted, should set off alarm bells in Congress about oversight, strategy and preparedness. The Pentagon’s lack of full cooperation with the CBO only makes this more disturbing. Progressives aren’t arguing against protecting Americans — we’re arguing against unchecked, permanent war-funding that hollows out our ability to invest at home. While families struggle with housing, healthcare, climate disasters and rising energy bills, the administration asks for tens of billions more without a clear endgame or plan to rebuild depleted stockpiles. If additional funding is considered, it should be conditional: strict oversight, a clear strategy for de-escalation and concrete investments in diplomacy, humanitarian relief, and support for veterans and communities harmed by higher energy costs. We need a foreign policy that protects security and upholds our values — not one that bankrolls endless conflict while ignoring life-saving priorities here at home.