Costs of War Project Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about Costs of War Project.
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“Nuclear war”
“The Pentagon”
“U.S. Armed Forces”
“Military-industrial complex”
“Over 7,050 U.S. soldiers have died in the wars.”
“War is a Racket, by Smedley Butler (USMC)”
“Over 387,000 civilians have been killed in direct violence by all parties to these conflicts.”
“The wars have been accompanied by erosions in civil liberties and human rights at home and abroad.”
“Summary of findings - Some of the Costs of War Project’s main findings include:”
“Wikipedia: Costs of War Project”
“The US government is conducting counterterror activities in 85 countries, vastly expanding this war across the globe.”
“Much of the money allocated to humanitarian relief and rebuilding civil society has been lost to fraud, waste, and abuse.”
“We do not know the full extent of how many US service members returning from these wars became injured or ill while deployed.”
“Most US government funding of reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan has gone towards arming security forces in both countries.”
“38 million people have been displaced by the post-9/11 wars in Afghanstan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and the Philippines.”
“The post-9/11 wars have contributed significantly to climate change. The Defense Department is one of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters.”
“Many times more have died indirectly in these wars, due to ripple effects like malnutrition, damaged infrastructure, and environmental degradation.”
“Many deaths and injuries among US contractors have not been reported as required by law, but it is likely that approximately 8,000 have been killed.”