Wars' Cost to U.S. Since the Sept. 11 2001: $1.6 Trillion

Wars' Cost to U.S. Since the Sept. 11 2001: $1.6 Trillion :

A June cost-of-war assessment by Neta Crawford, a political science professor at Boston University, put the potential total cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and assistance to Pakistan since 2001 at $4.4 trillion, including $316 billion in interest costs and $1 trillion through 2054 for veterans care.

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