The Cost of War in Iraq

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.afscmeblog.org/2008/04/09/the-cost-of-war-in-iraq/

April 9th, 2008

(Compiled by the Office of the Speaker)

* U.S. troops killed: 4,017

* U.S. troops wounded: 29,676

* U.S. troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since September 2001: Nearly 1.7 million

* U.S. troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan more than once: More than 599,000

* U.S. servicemembers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan who have children: 782,000

o Percentage of these troops who have been deployed more than once: 40

* Percent of current and former military officers who believe the Iraq war has “stretched the U.S. military dangerously thin:” 88%

o Percent of these officers who say the U.S. military is weaker than it was five years ago: 60%

* Percent of U.S. troops that have served in Iraq or Afghanistan at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (P.T.S.D.): 20%

* Amount the United States is spending on the war in Iraq every month: $10.3 billion


The Cost of Iraq War Broken Down

Second: $3,919
Minute: $235,160
Hour: $14.1 million
Day: $338.6 million
Week: $2.4 billion
Month: $10.3 billion
Year: $123.6 billion