The Job Opportunity Cost of War
June 2011
Heidi Garrett-Peltier (2011)
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We Still Haven’t Learned the True Price of War
June 6, 2023 Common Dreams
Costs of War was cited in an op-ed about Ukraine in Common Dreams.
We mortals should hate war
November 6, 2013 Colorado Springs Independent
Charles H. Guy: “With scholars of all kinds, from 15 universities plus the United Nations, they looked at the Iraq war specifically and released a report this past March, at the 10-year anniversary of the conflict beginning there.”
Brown researchers put cost of war for R.I. at more than $70 million
February 24, 2015 The Providence Journal
“Brown University researchers say the Afghanistan and Iraq wars have cost Rhode Island more than $70 million to date, and will cost millions more.”
War costs may top $3.7 trillion
August 21, 2011 Detroit Free Press
“When congressional cost-cutters meet later this year to decide on trimming the federal budget, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq could represent juicy targets. But how much do the wars actually cost U.S. taxpayers?”
US struggles over war expenditures
August 18, 2011 AFP
“Osama bin Laden failed in his lifetime to achieve his goal of ‘bleeding America to bankruptcy,’ but 10 years after 9/11 the United States is still paying a steep economic price.”
US cost of war at least $3.7t and counting
June 29, 2011 China Daily
“In human terms, 224,000 to 258,000 people have died directly from warfare, including 125,000 civilians in Iraq. Many more have died indirectly, from the loss of clean drinking water, healthcare, and nutrition.”
U.S. cost of war at least $3.7 trillion and counting
June 29, 2011 Reuters
“When President Barack Obama cited cost as a reason to bring troops home from Afghanistan, he referred to a $1 trillion price tag for America's wars. Staggering as it is, that figure grossly underestimates the total cost of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan to the U.S. Treasury and ignores more imposing costs yet to come, according to a study released on Wednesday.”
Catherine Lutz: “magical thinking” and the costs of war
September 10, 2011 CBS News
“ll of the lost lives and dollars for Iraq were not even intended as remedy. But we have to ask ourselves: how did that happen, and how does it continue to happen?”
The Costs of War
September 9, 2011 PBS
“[U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan] have killed about 2,000 people. We don’t know exactly how many, and we don’t know exactly how many of those people were insurgent targets.”
Assessing The Full Cost Of War
September 6, 2011 Here&Now
“The group also calculated the human and social costs, both in lives lost and the cost of caring for the nearly 100,000 wounded service members.”
Always with us: Blount-based Afghan war veteran remembers time in Kabul, calls for support during military drawdown
August 26, 2021 Maryville Daily Times
Maryville Daily Times cites research by Thomas Suitt on the high suicide rates amongst service members and veterans of the post-9/11 wars.
U.S. Media Outlets Are Still Banging the Drums for the Afghanistan War
July 7, 2021 In These Times
In These Times references Costs of War data on the number of people displaced in Afghanistan because of the post-9/11 wars.
Opinion | The Afghanistan War Was Lost Before Biden Ended It
August 23, 2021 The New York Times
The New York Times cites research by Neta Crawford on the rising civilian death toll in Afghanistan between 2017-2020 due to airstrikes.
War Helps Fuel the Climate Crisis as U.S. Military Carbon Emissions Exceed 140+ Nations
November 9, 2021 Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! cites research by Neta Crawford on military carbon emissions.
Letter: Not all the wounds of war are visible
November 20, 2021 Post Bulletin
Post Bulletin references research by Thomas Suitt on veteran and service member suicides post-9/11.
Fighting a war can't be handed off to mercenaries
September 14, 2021 Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe New Mexican covers a report by William Hartung on the human and financial cost of private contractors.