This Is Why The Iraq War Has Cost The US More Than $2 Trillion So Far

[malaise]

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-iraq-war-cost-2-trillion-2013-3
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The Iraq war has cost the U.S. more than $2 trillion so far and interest could cause expenses to swell to more than $6 trillion, according to a study released Thursday.

The study, part of the Costs of War Project by the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University, drew from actual expenditures from the U.S. Treasury and future commitments.

That $2 trillion figure comes from $1.7 trillion in war expenses and an additional $490 billion in benefits owed to war veterans.

http://costsofwar.org/iraq-10-years-after-invasion
The Study

[Turbineguy]

1. That does not include the increased price of oil due to the war.

Add about 5 trillion extra.

[LeftInTX]

2. Kick

Excellent site linked in OP, costsofwar.org

[malaise]

4. That is a great link

We should send it to that raving lunatic Pat Toomey, who is blaming the left for the recession

[FarCenter]

3. kick