America’s Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost $5.9 Trillion
November 21, 2018 The Nation
William D. Hartung uses Costs of War numbers to critique a new report by the National Defense Strategy Commission, which calls for a large increase in the DoD budget.
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Two Decades After 9/11, Militants Have Only Multiplied
November 20, 2018 The New York Times
In an article about the increasing number of Islamic militants globally since 9/11, the New York Times cites the Costs of War Project's figure on the $5.9 trillion in costs of the war on terror.
It’s Time for America to Reckon With the Staggering Death Toll of the Post-9/11 Wars
November 19, 2018 The Intercept
The Intercept features Costs of War findings on the human costs of war and speculates that Americans ignore the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq because "the carnage challenges their strongly held self-perception that their country is a force for good in the world.”
Neta Crawford on War Costs Since Sept. 11, 2001
November 19, 2018 C-SPAN Washington Journal
Co-Director Neta Crawford is featured in this televised interview about the $5.9 trillion cost of the war on terror.
US Dept of Defense Failed Audit While Spending $5.9 Trillion Since 9/11
November 19, 2018 The Real News Network
"The Watson Institute released its report ‘Costs of War,’ showing astronomical costs of $5.9 trillion and at least 500,000 killed due to the never-ending war on terror. Is there an alternative? The report was published on the heels of the news that the Pentagon failed its first and only audit."
Brown University Releases 'Cost Of War' Project
November 18, 2018 NPR
Lulu Garcia Navarro interviews Co-Director Neta Crawford on the Cost of War Project's annual estimate of the cost of the war on terror.
New Study Details 'Staggering' $6 Trillion (and Counting) Price Tag of Endless US War
November 15, 2018 Common Dreams
"We were told to expect wars that would be quick, cheap, effective and beneficial to the U.S. interest," said Neta Crawford, the author of the study, at a news conference hosted by Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) on Tuesday. "The U.S. continues to fund the wars by borrowing, so this is a conservative estimate of the consequences of funding the war as if on a credit card, in which we are only paying interest even as we continue to spend."
U.S. Has Spent Six Trillion Dollars on Wars That Killed Half a Million People Since 9/11, Report Says
November 14, 2018 Newsweek
"The United States has spent nearly $6 trillion on wars that directly contributed to the deaths of around 500,000 people since the 9/11 attacks of 2001." This article goes on to detail these findings by the Costs of War Project, describing how they break down.
America has spent $5.9 trillion on wars in the Middle East and Asia since 2001, a new study says
November 14, 2018 CNBC
This story features the Costs of War Project's latest reports on money spent and lives lost in the war on terror since 9/11. It includes a Costs of War video.
Price tag of the ‘war on terror’ will top $6 trillion soon
November 14, 2018 Military Times
"The price tag of the ongoing “war on terror” in the Middle East will likely top $6 trillion next year, and will reach $7 trillion if the conflicts continue into the early 2020s, according to a new report out Wednesday." This article goes on to detail the Costs of War Project report.
The cost of post 9/11 wars hit $5.9 trillion, 480,000 lives lost, study says
November 14, 2018 Stars and Stripes
“In sum, high costs in war and war-related spending pose a national security concern because they are unsustainable,” Crawford said. “The public would be better served by increased transparency and by the development of a comprehensive strategy to end the wars and deal with other urgent national security priorities.”
Study: US has spent nearly $6T on war since 9/11
November 14, 2018 The Hill
This " annual analysis from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University far exceeds Pentagon estimates because it looks at all war-related costs — including the Pentagon’s war fund, related spending at the State Department, veterans care and interest payments — for military operations in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere."
America's 'war on terror' has cost the US nearly $6 trillion and killed roughly half a million people, and there's no end in sight
November 14, 2018 Business Insider
This article describes the Costs of War Project's release of its annual figure on the costs of the war on terror, describing why this figure, $5.9 trillion, is larger than the Pentagon's estimates.
2 Reports On The U.S. Military, 2 Different Messages
November 14, 2018 NPR
NPR features the latest study by Costs of War that shows that the US has spent $5.9 trillion on the war on terror, contrasting this with a report by military officials that calls for more military preparedness.
The $6 trillion price tag for the "War on Terror"
November 14, 2018 Axios
This piece features the Costs of War Project's latest findings.
Here’s How Many People Have Died In The Wars In Afghanistan And Iraq
November 12, 2018 Task and Purpose
This article features the Cost of War Project's research and details how many people have died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Half Million Killed by America's Global War on Terror 'Just Scratches the Surface' of Human Destruction
November 9, 2018 Common Dreams
This article gives a summary of the Costs of War Project's lastest report on the human costs of the war on terror.
US War on Terror Kills Nearly 500,000 in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan
November 8, 2018 Voice of America
"ISLAMABAD — A study released Thursday says the U.S.-led war on terrorism has killed about 507,000 people in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan during its 17 years and is showing a 22 percent increase in deaths in the past two years."
Rising death rate prompts some in Congress to reassess "war on terror"
November 8, 2018 Axios
Costs of War Co-Director Stephanie Savell writes, "The United States’ “war on terror” in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq has directly killed at least 480,000 people since 2001... This new body count signals that, far from diminishing, the war is only intensifying."
Donald Trump's Desire to "Get the Hell Out" of Afghanistan Amid Taliban Gains Could Lead to Catastrophe
September 21, 2018 Newsweek
This article on political will and US military strategy in Afghanistan cites the Costs of War Project's estimate that at least 970,000 veterans have some degree of officially recognized disability as a result of the wars.