Costs of War Project: The $5.6 Trillion Price Tag of the Post-9/11 Wars
November 8, 2017 The Wall Street Journal
The Costs of War Project, housed at the Watson Institute, released a new study estimating that the U.S. budgetary costs of post-9/11 wars will reach $5.6 trillion by the end of the fiscal year 2018.
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News coverage includes:
U.S. Spent $5.6 Trillion on Wars in Middle East and Asia: Study – Wall Street Journal
16 years, $5.6 trillion later, post-9/11 wars worth it? – The Hill
Full cost of U.S. wars overseas approaching $6 trillion – Military Times
Study: U.S. Spent $5.6 Trillion on Wars in Middle East, Asia – The Daily Beast
Cost of war – Foreign Policy's Situation Report
The cost of war endgames? Who knows, we're still counting – Idaho Statesman
9/11 by the numbers – Detroit Metro Times
U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars to reach $5.6 trillion by 2018 – News from Brown
US Spent $5.6 Trln on Wars in Middle East Since 9/11 – Sputnik News
The U.S. Has Spent $5.6 Trillion On Wars in The Middle East and Asia – Uproxx
Trump speaks with Erdogan about crisis in Syria – Politico
Estimating The Costs Of War, Then And Now – HuffPost