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The Costs of War Project

@CostsOfWar

The human, budgetary, environmental, and social costs of US wars and military operations, at home and abroad. Housed @brownuniversity’s @Watson_School.

Katılım Haziran 2011
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Institute for Policy Studies
NEW: A report out today offers the most comprehensive accounting ever of what the U.S. military presence in Hawaiʻi actually costs. As 65-year leases with the U.S. military expire in 2028-2029, communities in Hawaiʻi have a chance to reclaim that land. ips-dc.org/report-true-co…
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“America may decide when a war is over, but the people who fought it don’t always get that choice….Researchers and veteran advocates have warned for years that the human cost of the post-9/11 wars didn’t end when troops came home.” militaryfamilies.com/military-veter…
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Between 2012-2024, the U.S. spent at least $3.4 trillion on militarized rivalry with China. That’s almost twice as much as the federal government spent on education.
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The over $40 billion in extra U.S. fuel costs since the start of war in Iran exceeds the estimated cost of completely redoing the nation's air traffic control system.
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"Modern coalition warfare is built to be remote and marketed as precise. But analysts say it produces more destruction, not less — while shared command structures distribute power but dilute accountability." @jacobin reports from Hawija, Iraq, citing Costs of War. jacobin.com/2026/05/iraq-p…
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Extra U.S. fuel costs due to the Iran War – more than $40 billion – would cover the cost of the entire federal Bridge Investment Program to repair, restore, and modernize over 10,200 of the nation’s bridges. [1/2]
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"Rising fuel costs are just one of the many financial costs of this war," noted Brown's @CostsofWar director. "Official estimates of Iran War costs are just scratching the surface of the actual burdens Americans will face because of it." commondreams.org/news/gas-price…
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This $40 billion in extra fuel costs also exceeds the Pentagon’s estimated cost of the war of $29 billion. “Official estimates of Iran war costs are just scratching the surface of the actual burdens Americans will face because of it,” notes Costs of War director @StephSavell. [6/7]
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