Financial cost of the Iraq War - Wikipedia The costs of the Iraq War are often contested, as academics and critics have unearthed many hidden costs not represented in official estimates The most recent major report on these costs come from Brown University in the form of the Costs of War, which totaled just over $1 1 trillion
America’s Cost of War in Iraq: 405,000 – 650,000 Lives Lost . . . The cost of war superseded gains in all aspects—human, political, security, economic, as well as geopolitical ones Financially, America spent nearly $2 trillion in the Iraqi war alone, including all expenses, an average of $8,000 for each American taxpayer (Business Insider, February 6, 2020)
Costs of the U. S. -Led War in Iraq Since 2003 - The Costs of War The following list includes many Costs of War papers that directly address the costs of the U S -led war in Iraq Other papers on the website address the costs of the post-9 11 wars, more generally, including in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, and elsewhere
A hidden cost of war: the impact of mobilizing reserve troops . . . It is estimated the Iraq war may cost the United States over $4 trillion (Costs of War 2013) As of August 2013, nearly 4,500 servicemen have been killed in Iraq Over 32,000 have been wounded (Griffis 2013) These statistics represent the direct costs of war, those expenses and consequences that can be attributed entirely to military actions
The Invasion of Iraq: A Balance Sheet | RAND - RAND Corporation Between 110,000 and 150,000 Iraqis were killed in the war, and estimates of total conflict-related deaths run as high as 1 million Estimates of the direct and indirect costs to the United States range from $1 7 trillion to $3 trillion
The True Cost of the Iraq War: $3 Trillion and Beyond Writing in these pages in early 2008, we put the total cost to the United States of the Iraq war at $3 trillion This price tag dwarfed previous estimates, including the Bush administration's 2003 projections of a $50 billion to $60 billion war
Uncovering the Costs of the Iraq War - econjwatch. org on the war in Iraq (how much money has been appropriated for the war in Iraq) plus the indirect costs, starting with the 2003 invasion The U S government’s reported cost is the superficial appearance Stiglitz and Bilmes go beyond that number to also reveal the implicit costs, including liabilities that will bear on future accounts