To Mark 10th Anniversary Of Iraq Invasion, Researchers Assess The Cost
March 13, 2013 NPR
“The report, from Brown's Watson Institute for International Studies, is comprehensive, taking a look at the direct and indirect costs of war…”
In the News
Ten Years Later: Counting the Costs of War in Iraq
March 12, 2013 National Radio Project
“The costs of the war are really pretty spectacular, first and mostly for the people of Iraq. The human toll runs into the hundreds of thousands… And then there’s a huge number of injuries from the violence.”
United States: the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost more than expected
March 3, 2013
“According to Harvard University expert Linda Blimes, the United States will have to take care of an increasing number of veterans –around 2.5 million—the cost of which will be added to the costs of debt taken out to wage the wars.”
Costs of War
March 1, 2013 Footnote
“The research examines numerous facets of the wars’ impact, including military, contractor, civilian, and journalist casualties; refugee counts; the economy, environment, education systems, and public health in the war zones…”
Where we must stand: African women in an age of war
November 28, 2012 50.50 Inclusive Democracy
“In early July this year, in the midst of the largest military spending in human history, the Watson Institute at Brown University released their research report on the costs of US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.”
Iraq War Lives on as Second-Costliest U.S. Conflict Fuels Debt
December 27, 2011 Bloomberg Businessweek
“Direct federal spending on the war through 2012 will reach $823 billion, surpassing the $738 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars the U.S. spent on the Vietnam War”
Taking leave of Iraq
December 16, 2011 LA Times
“When you add in future costs, such as ongoing debt service and healthcare costs for injured veterans, that figure will more than double, even if calculated very conservatively.”
The Costs of War: Tens of Thousands Dead, Billions Spent, and a Country Torn Apart
December 16, 2011 Democracy Now
“I think we need to ask, ‘Is the war really over?’ And the answer is really no.”
Judged By How We Treat Our Veterans
November 22, 2011 Vermont Standard
“The cost of caring for the Iraq and Afghanistan veterans will reach $1 trillion within the next 30 or 40 years. It’s no wonder, just look at how many come home damaged…”
Kayyem: GOP cannot separate foreign policy from the economy
November 22, 2011 CNN World
“We cannot afford, literally, to focus exclusively on foreign affairs alone, as if the choices we make in relations to other nations don't have an impact on our ‘domestic affairs’ or our economy."
Zalmai Rassoul of Afghanistan plays a key role in ending the war
November 2, 2011 Metro
“To date, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have resulted in 236,000 deaths and a cost of $3 trillion to $4 trillion, according to Brown University’s Costs of War project. 2010 was the bloodiest year for the military since the Afghan war began.”
The US security complex: Too big to fail
October 29, 2011 Al Jazeera
“A recent report from Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies estimated that the ultimate cost of both the Afghan and Iraq wars could range up to $4.4tn … those trillions don't include the global war on terror.”
DN Editorial: Iraq Withdrawal: about time?
October 24, 2011 Daily News
“Think how ludicrous it is that, last month, Republicans refused to release funds for disaster relief without budget cuts to pay for them, and yet, just a few years ago, they raised no objections to entering into two wars on credit, while cutting.”
Obama's cowardly Martin Luther King dedication
October 20, 2011 The Guardian
“Since 9/11, the United States has spent an estimated $3.2 to $4tn, reports the Watson Institute, fighting these multiple wars and low- intensity conflicts throughout the Middle East and North Africa.”
US hawks hover over Iran
October 18, 2011 RT
“With US national debt at some 15 trillion dollars, a potential $1 trillion in defense spending cuts on the table, and… the cost of war in Afghanistan and Iraq could reach some $4 trillion, does the American public have the stomach or the means to prosecute another war?”
A Decade in Afghanistan: Thousands Dead, Billions of Dollars Wasted
October 7, 2011 Huffington Post
“The astonishing amount of money taxpayers have spent on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars – an average of $130 billion annually – could have been better invested in efforts aligned with Americans' values, and in particular, job creation.”
