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Fifteen years to the day after the United States invaded Iraq, there is still no end in sight.And we are still spending $32 million every hour on war.
According to Brown University's Costs of War project, the United States has spent $4.6 trillion dollars on the counterterror wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan and elsewhere, and we’re on the hook for more than $1 trillion in additional care for our veterans of these wars - bringing the total costs of war to $5.6 trillion so far.
Today, National Priorities Project at IPS has launched a new, improved version of our live costs of war counter in partnership with Brown University’s Costs of War project, to show Americans how much we're really spending on these never-ending wars.
We’re spending:
· $11.76 million per hour for military costs of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and elsewhere
· $10.05 million per hour for interest on war debts since 9/11
· $2.28 million per hour on care for veterans of the 9/11 wars
· $7.99 million per hour for counterterrorism-related Homeland Security
We can't keep doing this. We must work toward ending these wars, with as much determination as we will bring to stop our leaders from starting new ones.
Must Reads on 15 Years in Iraq:
Fifteen Years Ago, America Destroyed My Country. An Iraqi writer finds that America’s invasion of Iraq was no mistake: it was a crime. By Sinan Antoon.
It’s Time to Transform the War Economy. An Afghanistan veteran explains how the Poor People’s Campaign offers an antidote to the war economy. By Brock McIntosh.
Photos: Looking Back at War in Iraq, 15 Years After the U.S. Invaded. (Warning: graphic content.) By Alan Taylor.
Why We Need to Remember the Iraq War—As Well as the Global Resistance to It. The Middle East is still suffering from the consequences of the US invasion 15 years ago. By Phyllis Bennis.
Taking Flight. An Iraqi family sought asylum in the U.S. Then their American nightmare began. By Ryan Devereaux.
These wars will end someday. It's up to us to make sure it's sooner than later.
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