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Costs of War

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Middle East civilian deaths have soared under Trump. And the media mostly shrug.

March 18, 2018 The Washington Post

Costs of War project co-director Stephanie Savell quoted on why, when US drone strikes on the Middle East are more prevalent than ever before, there is so little US media coverage of these strikes: “We all know there’s stuff going on in the name of fighting terror, but there’s not much interest in the details,” Savell said. “It’s considered unpatriotic to question what’s going on with the military.”

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Unfinished Portraits: Iraq and Afghanistan

July 2, 2013 Counter Punch

“According to the Costs of War project … at least 330,000 people have been killed by direct violence in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. This does not include hundreds of thousands of other deaths that occurred because of the wars.”

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September 13, 2022 WorkersCompensation.com

Costs of War was cited by WorkersCompensation.com.

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The cost of post 9/11 wars hit $5.9 trillion, 480,000 lives lost, study says

November 14, 2018 Stars and Stripes

“In sum, high costs in war and war-related spending pose a national security concern because they are unsustainable,” Crawford said. “The public would be better served by increased transparency and by the development of a comprehensive strategy to end the wars and deal with other urgent national security priorities.”

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