How much has the 16-year Iraq War cost the U.S.?
February 12, 2020 Tehran Times
The Costs of War Project reports that the war Iraq has already incurred a $1,922 billion price tag, says the Tehran Times.
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Hold Democrats to their word on war spending
February 11, 2020 The Portland Press Herald
Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Phyllis Bennis cite Costs of War Project estimates that the U.S. has spent at least $6.4 trillion on post-9/11 wars, where more than 800,000 people have been killed.
Will Trump Ride Pentagon Spending to Reelection?
February 11, 2020 Common Dreams
Contributor William Hartung cites the Costs of War Project's estimate that shifting $125 billion per year from the Pentagon to green manufacturing would result in a net increase of 250,000 jobs nationwide.
Why war for wealth has fallen out of fashion
February 10, 2020 The Hill
Even winning the battlefield can't pay off, says an opinion piece in The Hill citing the Costs of War Project's estimated $2.2 trillion cost of the war in Iraq.
Overspending on the Pentagon Won’t Make Us Safer
February 9, 2020 Defense One
Contributor William D. Hartung and Ben Freeman write in Defense One that the Costs of War Project has documented the "high price in lives and treasure" of U.S. post-9/11 wars.
U.S. Taxpayers Each Spent More Than $8,000 on Iraq War, For $2 Trillion Total
February 5, 2020 Newsweek
Newsweek cites a Costs of War report by Heidi Peltier on the $2 trillion cost of the war in Iraq, representing 9 percent of the national debt.
The Iraq War Has Cost the US Nearly $2 Trillion
February 4, 2020 Defense One
Co-director Neta C. Crawford writes in Defense One on the $838 billion in "emergency" and "overseas contingency operation" funding and $59 billion spent by the State Department and USAID on Iraq and Syria.
Never the Pentagon: How the Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away With Murder in Contract After Contract
January 21, 2020 Project on Government Oversight
The Project on Government Oversight (POGO) cites Costs of War Project data that the U.S. has spent at least $2 trillion on the war in Afghanistan alone.
Instead of Real-Time Commentary, Eight Common-Sense Reason for Not Going to War with Iran
January 20, 2020 CounterPunch
CounterPunch shares the Costs of War Project study on civilians killed and wounded in post-9/11 wars.
For veterans, the Afghanistan Papers vindicated concerns of waste in war
January 18, 2020 Post Register
Costs of War Project co-director Neta Crawford estimates that the Defense Department, State Department, and U.S. Agency for International Development have spent or appropriated up to $978 billion since 2001, cites Post Register.
The War Machine Is Run on Contracts
January 17, 2020 The Atlantic
The Atlantic cites Costs of War Project estimates that close to 8,000 American and non-American contractors have died in post-9/11 wars.
Eight Common-Sense Reasons for Not Going to War With Iran
January 7, 2020 Antiwar.com
Antiwar.com cites Costs of War research on the human costs of post-9/11 wars in an argument against going to war with Iran.
War Is an Ecological Catastrophe
January 7, 2020 Big Think
Big Thinks cites co-director Neta C. Crawford's research on the environmental problems cause by military aggression and preparation.
If Trump Wants to End Endless Wars, He Should Stop Stumbling Into Another One
January 6, 2020 Orange County Register
President Trump continues to escalate tensions with Iran, even though he campaigned on ending America's endless wars—for which over 800,000 people have been killed and the U.S. has spent and obligated $6.4 trillion, says the Costs of War Project.
Trump Threatens Afghan Armageddon
January 5, 2020 TomDispatch
Writing in TomDispatch, Nick Turse cites the Costs of War Project estimate that as many as 801,000 people have been killed in U.S. post-9/11 conflicts.
Five Lessons Afghanistan Teaches Us About Iran
January 5, 2020 The Hill
An op-ed in The Hill cites Costs of War Project the estimate that over 800,000 people have died in America's post-9/11 wars due to combat-related causes alone.
Drones Are Cheap. A War With Iran Isn't.
January 3, 2020 Barron's
Co-director Neta C. Crawford describes the economic consequences of a war with Iran, which include burdens that Americans have felt for generations—such as care for the veterans of U.S. post-9/11 wars.
Will 2020 Signal An End to America's Endless Wars? Don't Count On It
January 2, 2020 Salon
Salon reports on the U.S. war in Afghanistan, which continues into 2020. Costs of War estimates that close to 7,000 American soldiers and 7,800 U.S. contractors have died in 18 years of war.
Adding up the Cost of Our Never-Ending Wars
December 17, 2019 Project on Government Oversight
The Project on Government Oversight shares a Costs of War report discussing recent changes in government practice that make understanding the costs of post-9/11 wars event more difficult.
Afghanistan: A Way Out?
December 14, 2019 Forbes
In Forbes, contributor William Hartung cites Costs of War Project findings that ending the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan could save between $210 billion and $360 billion over the next four years.