'An American problem': Suicide rates rising among service members, vets of post-9/11 wars
June 22, 2021 ABC 6
ABC 6 covers Costs of War paper by Thomas Suitt on the possible causes of the high military suicide rates since 9/11.
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More than 30,000 American veterans, service members have died by suicide in post-9/11 wars, report says
June 22, 2021 Fox News
Fox News covers Costs of War study by Thomas Suitt examining the high post-9/11 rates of military suicide.
Four times as many troops and vets have died by suicide as in combat, study finds
June 21, 2021 Fifth Domain
Fifth Domain covers Thomas Suitt's Costs of War study on veteran and service member suicide rates since 9/11.
Four Times As Many Service Members and Vets Died By Suicide Since 9/11 Than in Combat
June 21, 2021 Newsweek
Newsweek covers Costs of War research by Thomas Suitt on suicide rates in the U.S. armed forces since 9/11.
Four times as many troops and vets have died by suicide as in combat, study finds
June 21, 2021 Marine Corps Times
Marine Corps Times covers Costs of War study by Thomas Suitt examining the causes of high suicide rates among service members and veterans of the post-9/11 wars.
Number of military suicides far surpasses soldiers killed in combat since 9/11: report
June 21, 2021 Raw Story
Raw Story showcases a Costs of War report by Thomas Suitt on the high number of military suicides since 9/11.
Over 30,000 US Veterans of Post-9/11 Wars Have Killed Themselves Since 2001
June 21, 2021 Common Dreams
Common Dreams showcases a Costs of War paper by Thomas Suitt on the high numbers of service member and veteran suicides since 9/11.
Since 9/11, Suicide Has Claimed Four Times More Military Lives Than Combat
June 21, 2021 Military.com
Military.com cites a Costs of War study by Thomas Suitt, which revealed that there have been vastly more veteran and service member suicides since 9/11 than combat deaths.
Report: Military Suicides Since 9/11 Far Exceed Combat Deaths
June 21, 2021 Air Force Magazine
Air Force Magazine covers Costs of War research by Thomas Suitt regarding suicide rates among service members and veterans.
Since 9/11, military suicides dwarf the number of soldiers killed in combat
June 21, 2021 NBC News
NBC News covers Costs of War study by Thomas Suitt on the many factors leading to high suicide rates among service members and veterans of the post-9/11 wars.
With an Aim to End Forever Wars, House Votes to Repeal 2002 Iraq War Resolution
June 17, 2021 Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone cites Costs of War data as it covers the historic vote by the House of Representatives to end the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
If the Senate Is Serious About Ending Endless Wars, It Should Focus on the 2001 AUMF
June 16, 2021 Esquire
Esquire quotes Costs of War Co-Director Stephanie Savell in an opinion piece on the need for the Senate to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
To End Poverty in the United States, End Militarism
June 9, 2021 Newsweek
This opinion piece in Newsweek references Costs of War data on the human and economic costs of the post-9/11 wars and makes a case for how resources from the war in Afghanistan should be reallocated.
Grandmothers and Veterans for Peace Gathered to Map Out War Spending
May 31, 2021 Fox21
Fox21 covers a local story from Duluth, Minnesota in which Grandmothers for Peace and Veterans for Peace created a display using Costs of War data in order to draw attention to the human and financial costs of the post-9/11 wars.
On Memorial Day, Remember Skepticism Toward a Large, Standing Military
May 31, 2021 Reason
Reason highlights Costs of War data on the direct war deaths in Afghanistan and the war's cost to American taxpayers.
Afghan Interpreters Who Saved American Lives Deserve Better Than Deadly Extraction Backlogs
May 31, 2021 The Federalist
The Federalist references Costs of War research by Noah Coburn on Afghans killed in retaliation for working with the U.S. government.
Biden shows true colors proposing bigger war department budget than Trump
May 31, 2021 Nation of Change
Nation of Change cites Costs of War data on the $6.4 trillion budgetary cost of the post-9/11 wars.
‘The Costs Of Our War And Memorial Day’
May 29, 2021 The Post-Journal
The Post-Journal cites Costs of War data on the budgetary costs of the post-9/11 wars.
Why the Pentagon budget never goes down
May 29, 2021 Salon
Salon references Costs of War research on the budgetary and human costs of the war in Afghanistan.
Enough With the Bombs
May 28, 2021 Esquire
Esquire cites Costs of War data on the casualties of the post-9/11 wars and on the 85 countries in which the U.S. conducts counterterrorism operations.