Arab Voices
09/07/2021
During the second segment, we will speak with Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director for the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, and co-author of the newly released report “State of Insecurity: The Cost of Militarization Since 9/11”.
We will speak with Lindsay about the newly released report “State of Insecurity: The Cost of Militarization Since 9/11”. The report reveals that "Over the 20 years since 9/11, the U.S. has spent $21 trillion dollars on foreign and domestic militarization. Of the $21 trillion the U.S. has spent on foreign and domestic militarization since 9/11, $16 trillion went to the military (including $7.2 trillion for military contractors), $3 trillion to veterans’ programs, $949 billion to Homeland Security, and $732 billion to federal law enforcement). We will also talk about the Different Choices listed in the report of where this money could be spent "the next 20 years present an opportunity to reconsider where we need to reinvest for a better future."
