20 years ago, the U.S. warned of Iraq’s alleged ‘weapons of mass destruction’
December 11, 2023 Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon Public Broadcasting cited Costs of War on deaths in the Iraq war.
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Groups Demand US 'Make Long-Overdue Amends' for Airstrikes in Somalia
December 18, 2023 CommonDreams
CommonDreams cited Costs of War on post-9/11 war deaths.
https://foreverwars.substack.com/p/us-economic-strangulation-could-kill
January 18, 2022 Forever Wars
Forever Wars references Costs of War data on the human cost of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
Baghdad bombings kill at least 22
March 14, 2013 The Guardian
“ was disclosed the US war in Iraq has cost $1.7tn with an additional $490bn in benefits owed to war veterans, expenses that could grow to more than $6tn over the next four decades counting interest.”
Artist sends 20 tonnes of rubbish from Afghanistan to US as 'gift to the American people'
February 2, 2022 The National
The National cites Costs of War data on the death and displacement caused by the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
Drone Skies
June 22, 2022 Current Affairs
Current Affairs cites Costs of War’s estimates on post-9/11 war deaths in a piece on drone strikes and civilian deaths.
The Financial Cost of 16 Years in Afghanistan
August 21, 2017 NBC 2
Article cites Costs of War Co-Director Neta Crawford, who estimates that the financial costs of war in Afghanistan so far have reached $2 trillion, including some future cost obligations.
More than 73,000 rape cases in the U.S. military in 2023 alone; A quarter of women soldiers were raped during the war years in Afghanistan
August 16, 2024 Afghan Voice Agency
Afghan Voice Agency covered the sexual assault report.
Trump's Afghanistan Strategy Won't End Human Rights Violations Among Immigrant Contractors
August 25, 2017 Quartz
Op-ed by Costs of War contributor Noah Coburn on immigrant contractors: "Tens of thousands of contractors who serve in Afghanistan are from 'third-party' countries, as highlighted in a report released this week by the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. While it was often assumed by soldiers and US policy makers I interviewed that these contractors in more civilian-esque roles are in less danger in warzones than soldiers, there is little evidence to support this."
Canada’s Legacy in Afghanistan
August 19, 2024 OpenCanada
OpenCanada cited Costs of War on the human costs of war.
No end in sight: Pentagon awards $727mn contract to support Afghan Air Force
August 29, 2017
Casualty statistics from the Costs of War Project are cited in an article about President Trump's renewed focus on the ongoing war in Afghanistan.
An Election in Danger?
June 27, 2024 TomDispatch
A piece in TomDispatch cited Costs of War on the human costs of war (reposted in Daily Kos).
Trump is the Most Powerless President in American History
October 7, 2017 Salon
Findings from the Costs of War project are cited in an opinion piece written by a West Point graduate and longtime journalist. "...according to the Cost of War Project at Brown University, our presence in Afghanistan has cost us $2 trillion over 16 years. Think of it. Two trillion dollars."
Turning the Red Sea Redder
July 2, 2024 TomDisptach
TomDisptach cited Costs of War on direct and indirect war deaths.
Study: U.S. Spent $5.6 Trillion on Wars in Middle East, Asia
November 8, 2017 The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast cites a Wall Street Journal article on the Costs of War Project's new study. The study "aimed to reflect the costs of war not considered by the Pentagon—including the costs that weren’t taken on by the Defense Department in the first place."
Mortality Wars
July 8, 2024 Drift Magazine
Drift Magazine cited Costs of War co-founder Catherine Lutz on the costs of war to U.S. veterans and tax payers.
Wars Are Causing Massive Distress, but for A Few These Mean High Profits
April 20, 2024 Countercurrents
Countercurrents cited Costs of War’s Profits of War report.
Full cost of U.S. wars overseas approached $6 trillion
November 8, 2017 Military Times
A new study released by the Costs of War Project estimates the U.S. budgetary costs for post-9/11 wars will reach $5.6 trillion by the end of the fiscal year 2018. "Overseas combat operations since 2001 have cost the United States an estimated $4.3 trillion so far, and trillions more in veterans benefits spending in years to come, according to the latest analysis from the Costs of War project."
An Apprehensive Flight into Milwaukee
July 14, 2024 Insider New Jersey
Insider New Jersey cited Costs of War on the human and financial costs of war.
Republican Federal Tax Overhaul Skewed To Wealthy
November 13, 2017 Rhode Island Public Radio
In recent commentary, Scott MacKay mentions the new Costs of War study that suggests post-9/11 war costs will reach $5.6 trillion by the end of 2018.