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Summary
- U.S.-backed Israeli military operations since Oct. 7, 2023 will lead to far higher indirect death than direct death rates.
- U.S. spending on aid for Israeli military operations in Gaza and elsewhere between Oct. 7, 2023 – Oct. 7, 2024 is over $17.9 billion. Spending on related U.S. operations in the region is over $4.86 billion.
- Over the course of the war in Afghanistan (2001-2021), 24% of U.S. women service members and 1.9% of men experienced sexual assault.
- War contributes significantly to climate change: The U.S. Defense Department is one of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters.
- The “Military-Industrial Complex” is enmeshed with Silicon Valley. A growing portion of the Defense Department’s spending goes to large tech firms.
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The Costs of the Post-9/11 Wars
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