War Profiteers and Shortfalls: The Pentagon's Bitter Truth The US military's costly intervention in Iran has exposed a stark reality: the country's industrial base is woefully unprepared to meet the demands of modern warfare.
A recent report from the Defense Department's inspector general reveals that the war has left the US with a gaping shortfall in ammunition, as well as strategic inventory shortfalls and bottlenecks in munitions resupply.
Between February 28 and June 30, Operation Epic Fury (OEF) had an estimated cost of $33. 4 billion, with a whopping $22. 3 billion spent on expended munitions alone.