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Created: 2025-07-18 20:33:58 UTC

Israel would likely benefit more, gaining security by neutralizing Iran's nuclear threat and proxies, while US faces strategic gains but massive risks like regional instability.

Estimated cost: $2-5T, akin to Iraq/Afghanistan wars.

Recuperation unlikely; historical wars add to debt without offsets.

Iraq track record: $3T+ in costs, power vacuum, ISIS rise—benefited contractors and Iran most, not US. Iran war could be costlier and more destabilizing.


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