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Iraq War costs almost as
much as Vietnam
U.S. military spending on the war in Iraq has
nearly matched the cost of the war in Vietnam,
according to a new Congressional Research
Service analysis of the financial costs of wars
throughout U.S. history. And total post-9/11
U.S. military spending has exceeded the cost of
Vietnam by a considerable margin.
The ongoing war in Iraq has incurred an
estimated $648 billion to date, and total
post-9/11 military spending including the Iraq
War, Afghanistan and other terrorism-related
military expenditures has reached $859 billion,
the CRS reported.
The Vietnam War (1965-1975) cost an estimated
$686 billion in 2008 dollars, the CRS said.
The total cost of the American Revolution
(1775-1783) was $101 million, or about $1.8
billion in 2008 dollars. The cost of World War
II (1941-1945) was about $4.1 trillion in 2008
dollars, and consumed a massive 35.8% of gross
domestic product. The Iraq war represents 1% of
GDP today.
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