How Our War Has Drained Our Money With Iran

 Nadene Goldfoot                                                       

AP tells us how we have lost billions of dollars worth of equipment damage done by the Iranians in their retaliation to our bombing their atomic resource centers of atomic warfare like bombs, missiles.  The USA has about 45,000 military working in our bases including the naval fleets. 

We who are not involved have not realized that our country has been in a war for the past 8 months since it was not announced as such with Iran.  They not only have threatened us or called us the Big Satan while Israel is the Little Satan,  they have hit us since March 1st through June 30th on USA bases throughout the Middle East.  They destroyed buildings, like aircraft hangers and things that detect incoming strikes, on buildings holding troop housing.  We have about 24 USA bases in the Middle East, most all along the Strait of Hormuz, all affected.                                           

"This is major damage to our bases that hasn't been communicated to the American public," one deployed service member told CBS News. "We're standing there with our eyes closed getting punched in the face."  New photos obtained exclusively by CBS News reveal for the first time the widespread damage and destruction of buildings and vehicles at multiple U.S. positions across the Middle East, as a result of Iranian missile and drone attacks.  

                             Something you don't want hit, is McDonald's Burger King

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) has historically operated brand-name fast-food facilities—including McDonald's, Burger King, and Pizza Hut—on U.S. military bases in Kuwait, Iraq, and other parts of the Middle East to serve deployed U.S. service members.  AAFES Operations: Starting around the 1991 Gulf War and expanding significantly during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (late 2001 onward), AAFES opened multiple name-brand options on installations like Camp Arifjan, Camp Doha, and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.  Staffing: Unlike domestic locations, facilities on deployed bases are typically staffed and supported through contractor-managed life-support programs.  McDonald’s will buy back all 225 of its restaurants in Israel, the Israeli franchisee owner announced on Thursday.

The fast-food franchisee was criticised after it provided thousands of free meals to IDF soldiers in the days after October 7, leading to consumer boycotts of McDonald’s by pro-Palestinians in the Middle East and other regions. The boycotts caused a “meaningful business impact” in the ensuing months, according to a statement by McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski in January.  Omri Padan, CEO and owner of franchisee Alonyal Limited, announced on Thursday that he had signed an agreement to sell the Israeli outposts back to McDonald’s Corporation.