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By Dennis Kucinich
The Iraq War cost the United States 4,421 lives and $806 billion
The end of the war in Iraq is eight years, nine months too late and counting. Long after our last tanks, troops,
The costs of the war are devastating: 4,421 dead American volunteer troops with 31,921 more wounded, including 986 amputees. Nearly 169,000 veterans are graded as "60 percent disabled" or higher by the
The effects of each of these deaths and injuries ripple in every direction. Financial strain from loss of a breadwinner or heightened care-giving needs can rip families apart. PTSD and accompanying lack of sleep make it hard to get and keep a job. According to the
Over 1 million innocent Iraqis died in the war, according to an acclaimed peer-reviewed study in the Lancet.
The Congressional Research Service estimates that the Iraq War has cost the United States $806 billion so far. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes put that number closer to $5 trillion, using accounting that includes veterans' care. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush tax cuts, and the recession are the primary reasons our country's debt is so high. That debt has been used as an excuse to attack funding for
The war was supposed to last only a few months. Nearly nine years later, it still isn't over, as weapons are now wielded by a different agency and private contractors. Because there has been no accountability for the lies that killed millions, it is now easier than ever for America to start wars for spurious reasons. The war in Iraq should never have happened.
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