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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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William Hartung, "Seeds of Resistance" TomDispatch, November 17, 2024
William Hartung, "The Gaza and Lebanon Wars are Consuming Tens of Billions of U.S. Tax Dollars" The National Interest, November 1, 2024
William Hartung, "Behind the News: The Scale of US Aid to Israel w/ William Hartung" Jacobin Radio, October 28, 2024
Andrea Mazzarino, "How Long Before This Storm Turns Political?" Tom Dispatch, October 27, 2024