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Cost of post-9/11 wars exceeds $5.6 trillion

November 9, 2017 The Providence Journal

The Providence Journal cites the Costs of War Project's newest study that says the cost of post-9/11 wars will reach $5.6 trillion by the end of 2018. 

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Fueling the Warfare State

July 7, 2022 Fueling the Warfare State

Contributor William Hartung cites Costs of War research in his piece on America's $1.4 trillion "National Security" budget, in the Tom Dispatch.

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Adding up the Cost of Our Never-Ending Wars

December 17, 2019 Project on Government Oversight

The Project on Government Oversight shares a Costs of War report discussing recent changes in government practice that make understanding the costs of post-9/11 wars event more difficult.

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Why Trump's Boost to Military Spending May Not Deliver 'Jobs, Jobs, Jobs'

May 31, 2017 The Fiscal Times

"The $54 billion increase in military funding that President Trump has proposed in his 2018 budget would create many more jobs if it were spent on areas like education, infrastructure and clean energy, according to a study released last week by the Costs of War Project at Brown University."

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Rep Cicillline on the AUMF

March 2, 2022 C-Span

Representative David Cicillline cites Costs of War report by Stephanie Savell on how widely the 2001 AUMF has been cited as a justification for counterterrorism operations.  

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Can the System be Saved?

July 17, 2022 Tom Dispatch

Costs of War was cited in Tom Dispatch on the human and financial costs of the post-9/11 wars.

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Trump Threatens Afghan Armageddon

January 5, 2020 TomDispatch

Writing in TomDispatch, Nick Turse cites the Costs of War Project estimate that as many as 801,000 people have been killed in U.S. post-9/11 conflicts.

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