Reich's core numbers check out — the Pentagon confirmed the Iran war has cost $25 billion so far, and Trump's 2026 budget pairs a $1.5 trillion defense request with cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, education, NIH, and EPA while extending tax cuts that mostly benefit high earners. The framing is one-sided opinion commentary, but the underlying facts are accurate. What the post leaves out: the $25B figure is itself contested as a likely undercount, since it excludes long-term costs like veterans' care, equipment replacement, and regional basing — meaning the real fiscal trade-off is probably larger than Reich states.