The Costs of War: 10 Years After Iraq Invasion, New Study Tallies the Massive Human, Financial Toll

Democracy Now!

"On the tenth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, we look at a massive new report by a team of 30 economists, anthropologists, political scientists, legal experts and physicians about the Iraq War’s impact. "The Costs of War" report found the total number of people who have died from the Iraq War — including soldiers, militants, police, contractors, journalists, humanitarian workers and Iraqi civilians — has reached at least 189,000 people, including at least 123,000 civilians. Financially, the report estimates a cost to U.S. taxpayers of $2.2 trillion, a figure that could one day approach $4 trillion with the interest accrued on the borrowed money used to fund the war. We’re joined by the report’s co-author, Neta Crawford. professor of political science at Boston University......."