The Cost of Iraq

TW: So you take in all the happy horse dung about "victory" and "democracy" and "terrorism" and then you assess the cost. Has it been worth it?

The Human Toll (Americans only):
4,200 killed
40,000 serious injuries

The Economic Toll:
From newly released study from the non-partisan CSBA*:
Figure B: Actual and Proj. Direct Budgetary Costs of Ongoing Military Operations Iraq
2001–09 $687 billion
2009–18 $325–647 billion
Total (2001–18) $985–1,344 billion
http://www.csbaonline.org/4Publications/PubLibrary/R.20081215.Cost_of_the_Wars_i/R.20081215.Cost_of_the_Wars_i.pdf
*The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments is an independent,non-partisan policy research institute established to promote innovative thinking and debate about national security strategy and investment options. CSBA’s goal is to enable policymakers to make informed decisions in matters of strategy, security policy, and resource allocation.

The Intangibles Toll:
Abu Ghraib, lost reputation of a nation, amongst others.

TW: Our country perpetrated the above. Not some rogue soldiers our leaders duly elected not once but twice.