What has been the cost of the Iraq war?
The Institute for Policy Studies report, "Paying the Price: The Mounting Costs of the Iraq War," outlines the casualties and increased military spending by the U.S. and other nations in the Iraq war and occupation. Estimates include 952 coalition forces killed between the start of war to June 2004. Of that total, 693 U.S. military men were killed after President Bush declared the end of combat operations in May 2003. As of June 2004, between 9,436 and 11,317 Iraqi civilians have been killed. In terms of the domestic military budget, Congress is expected to approve $25 billion in addition to the $126.1 billion it has already approved. That leaves a total of $151.1 billion. Phyllis Bennis, author of "Paying the Price: The Mounting Costs of the Iraq War," discusses the report.
"...the war was based on lies, has failed to do what they claimed it would accomplish, and has cost way too much in lives, money, the environment and more," Phyllis Bennis, author of the study.
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http://blog.progressivevote.org/index.php?p=23