Over the 20-year period of the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense paid various companies about $108 billion in contracts for work performed in the country, according to our latest research. This is in addition to the trillions of dollars spent on Department of...
May 16, 2024 Camas-Washougal Post-Record
Camas-Washougal Post-Record cited Costs of War on federal discretionary spending.
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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”
June 29, 2011 Mail Online
“The study, 'Costs of War'… underlines the extent to which war will continue to stretch the U.S. federal budget and questions what has been gained from the massive investment.”
November 4, 2016 The Boston Globe
"A more recent study, by the Cost of War Project at Brown University, puts the price tag at $4.7 trillion through 2016."
November 13, 2019 The Fiscal Times
The Fiscal Times shares the Costs of War report on U.S. federal appropriations and obligations to the wars fought since 9/11.
July 25, 2021 Noozhawk
Noozhawk cites Costs of War Project data on the amount spent by U.S. federal taxpayers for the war in Afghanistan.
September 1, 2021 The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe cites Costs of War Project data on the human and budgetary costs of the post-9/11 wars, and covers research by Neta Crawford that emphasizes the lack of federal transparency on U.S. military spending in the post-9/11 wars.
The United States government says its goals in Somalia are to eliminate Al-Shabaab and promote peace and reconciliation. But its policies are having the opposite effect, not just contributing to conflict, but ensuring it continues in perpetuity....
February 16, 2024 AlJazeera
Costs of War research on federal spending and military jobs was cited by Al Jazeera.
The aftermath of 9/11 witnessed the emergence of new laws and policies designed to police individuals labeled as "terrorists" — including activists involved in constitutionally protected activities such as marches or protests. This report examines mainstream United States media coverage of...
September 9, 2016 News from Brown
Total U.S. spending on national security related to the post-9/11 war on terror has reached $3.6 trillion, and interest on funds borrowed to pay those bills could climb to $7.9 trillion by 2053.