The full cost of the Iraqi war, so far...
May. 7th, 2010 12:41 pmThe Iraq War Ledger: A Tabulation of the Human, Financial, and Strategic Costs
Human costs
Financial costs
Strategic costs
So...
Did we win?
Human costs
- Total deaths: Between 110,663 and 119,380
- Coalition deaths: 4,712
- U.S. deaths: 4,394
- U.S. wounded: 31,768
- U.S. deaths as a percentage of coalition deaths: 93.25 percent
- Iraqi Security Force deaths: At least 9,451
- Total coalition and ISF deaths: At least 14,163
- Iraqi civilian deaths: Between 96,037 and 104,7542
- Non-Iraqi contractor deaths: At least 463
- Internally displaced persons: 2.6 million
- Refugees: 1.9 million
Financial costs
- Cost of Operation Iraqi Freedom: $748.2 billion
- Projected total cost of veterans’ health care and disability: $422 billion to $717 billion
Strategic costs
- Empowered Iran in Iraq and region
- Created terrorist training ground.
- Loss of moral authority.
- Diverted resources and attention from Afghanistan.
- Stifled democracy reform.
- Rising sectarianism in region
So...
Did we win?