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The war on terror's true cost

August 2, 2022 News Nation

NewsNation cited Costs of War in a segment on the costs of war in Afghanistan. It appeared on several local news stations in Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, and Montana.

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Another 9/11 legacy: Multiple deployments for troops

September 10, 2011 Pilot Online

“Of the roughly 2.3 million service members who have deployed in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan… Many have deployed four, five or even six times – numbers that were unheard of before the attacks and subsequent wars.”

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Ten years on

September 3, 2011 The Economist

“The costs-of-war project at Brown University thinks that on a ‘very conservative’ estimate about 137,000 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan and that the wars have created more than 7.8m refugees in these countries.”

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Editorial: Pentagon can cut costs without endangering troops

August 19, 2011 The Dallas Morning News

“We were particularly alarmed by reports last week outlining military expenses exceeding $1.3 trillion since the 9/11 attacks. A Brown University study… puts the Iraq and Afghanistan wars’ cost at something closer to $4 trillion.”

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Cost of Treating Veterans Will Rise Long Past Wars

July 27, 2011 The New York Times

"Ending the current wars will not lower veterans costs; indeed, they will rise ever more steeply for decades to come as the population of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan expands, ages and becomes more infirm."

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9/11: Can we count the real cost?

September 6, 2011 The Independent

“The most comprehensive study of the military actions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan concluded that the price tag is $4 trillion and rising… The US has already paid $185bn in interest on its debt-funded war spending, and another $1 trillion could accrue in interest alone through 2020.”

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The Reckless Man’s Case for Bombing Iran

March 27, 2015 Defense One

“According to a 2013 study by the Costs of War Project at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University, America’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost the United States more than $4 trillion.”

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U.S. Economy

The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have contributed to significant economic setbacks in the United States, through lost opportunities for investment in public infrastructure and services and higher borrowing rates. Contrary to the widespread belief that war is a particularly effective way to create j...

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The High Cost of U.S. Foreign Policy

July 9, 2013 The National Interest

“Brown University’s Costs of War project has estimated that American military expenditures on Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan will ultimately cost over $4 trillion dollars—fully one quarter of the entire U.S. national debt.”

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