The Cost of War in Iraq

Since 2003, the United States has spent $817 billion to fund the war in Iraq -- and counting.

 

Update: Sept 2014

Since June, the U.S. has spent $7.5 million per day on military action against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). 

Please see our list of troubling and unanswered questions about this new military engagement.

Further analysis:

How much have we spent on Iraq and Afghanistan combined?

How much of the US budget goes to military?

What else could those dollars have paid for?

What has your own city and state paid to fund the Iraq war?

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