Report: Nearly $5 Trillion Spent on Iraq and Afghanistan Wars So Far
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Stars and Stripes | Sep 13, 2016 | by Alex Horton
SAN ANTONIO -- The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost U.S. taxpayers nearly $5 trillion dollars and counting, according to an independent analysis conducted by a political science professor at Brown University.
The calculations by Dr. Neta Crawford extend beyond the typical accounting of overseas contingency operations for the Defense and State Departments, which amounts to $1.7 trillion through 2016, according to her report issued late last week.
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