Somalia: The Pentagon's new 'endless war'?
March 8, 2020 Modern Ghana
Modern Ghana references Costs of War Project contributor Catherine Besteman's report on foreign military intervention in Somalia.
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The Pentagon Budget Is Out of Control
March 3, 2020 The Nation
The financial costs of war are greater than what's seen in the Pentagon budget, says The Nation, citing the Costs of War Project estimate of the $6.4 trillion cost of post-9/11 wars.
'They Are Defeated': With U.S. Deal, Taliban Claim Victory Over America
March 3, 2020 41NBC
41NBC local news cites the Costs of War Project's estimated 2,400 U.S. military deaths between 2001 and 2018 in Afghanistan.
Costs of War Project Referenced on Morning Joe
March 3, 2020 Morning Joe
In an appearance on Morning Joe, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius references Costs of War Project data on the war in Afghanistan, including 2,400 U.S. military deaths and approximately $2 trillion spent.
U.S. sees Taliban deal as exit from Afghanistan. Militants see it as victory over the superpower.
March 3, 2020 NBC News
NBC News analyzes the U.S. agreement with the Taliban that could lead the U.S. to withdraw from Afghanistan after more than 18 years of war and around 2,400 U.S. military deaths, according to the Costs of War Project.
The Asahi Shimbun Reports on Costs of War Project Data
March 1, 2020 The Asahi Shimbun
The Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese daily newspaper, interviews Costs of War Project co-director Catherine Lutz on the human and financial costs of wars after 9/11.
Afghan conflict: US and Taliban sign deal to end 18-year war
February 29, 2020 BBC News
BBC News cites the Costs of War Project estimate that 58,000 security personnel and 42,000 opposition combatants have been killed in the war in Afghanistan.
War in Afghanistan by numbers
February 24, 2020 The Phnom Penh Post
The Phnom Penh Post cites the Costs of War Project's estimated $6.4 trillion cost of post-9/11 wars.
Afghanistan and foreign aid
February 21, 2020 The News International
An opinion piece in The News International, a Pakistani news source, cites the Costs of War Project's estimated $2 trillion economic cost and 43,000 lives lost in the war in Afghanistan.
US ‘Reduction in Violence’ in Afghanistan to Start Saturday
February 21, 2020 Courthouse News Service
The Costs of War Project estimates that the war in Afghanistan has cost taxpayers close to $1.5 trillion, says Courthouse News Service.
What is the relationship between the military and the environment?
February 13, 2020 National Catholic Reporter
The Costs of War Project found degradation of multiple natural resources due to the recent wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, says the National Catholic Reporter.
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.
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.