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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Cost Of US Wars Since 9/11? At Least $3.7 Trillion, Study Finds

224,000 people have died directly from warfare and 7.8 million people have been displaced

NEW YORK — 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 Wednesday.

The final bill will reach at least $3.7 trillion and could be as high as $4.4 trillion, according to the research project "Costs of War" by Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies.

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6 comments:

  1. DrewJune 29, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    That is why we are broke.

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  2. AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    Drew that is why we are free. It's the welfare freeloaders and the welfare/food stamps we give to illegals why we are broke.

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  3. AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    1:48 idiot. SS, medicade, and medicare, along with defense are by far the biggest drivers of national debt. Food stamps and other welfare programs pale in comparison.

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  4. AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    We were in one war when Bush left office, now we're in four

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  5. AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    2:31

    Social Security is paid for by the employer and the employee. dufus

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  6. AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    We have murdered a LOT more than 224,000 people. I'm pretty sure of that.

    War is profit. Too bad for those of you who have young kids joining up to kill some Muslems, because they are cannon fodder for the elite's profiteering.

    And THAT is why our Flag is filthy and rotten to the core. This ain't America any more.

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