'It takes money to kill bad guys': Pentagon requests $200bn from Congress for Iran war

'It takes money to kill bad guys': Pentagon requests $200bn from Congress for Iran war The Pentagon is seeking $200bn from Congress to cover the costs of the US 's war on Iran . The figure was first revealed by The Washington Post, citing unnamed officials, but was not disputed by either Secretary of War Pete Hegseth or President Donald Trump on Thursday. "It takes money to kill bad guys," Hegseth told reporters.