David Swanson - Counterpunch
When you imagine ending a war, do you imagine the U.S. President lamenting the human cost of the war’s financial expense while simultaneously demanding that Congress increase military spending — and while mentioning new wars that could potentially be launched?
- Arab Voices
We speak with Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director for the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, and co-author of the newly released report “State of Insecurity: The Cost of Militarization Since 9/11”.
Scott Harris - Between the Lines
Interview with Lindsay Koshgarian, program director of the National Priorities Project, conducted by Scott Harris
Sarah Lazare - In These Times
At the dawn of the new millennium, we directed our national resources in the exact wrong direction. But it’s not too late to turn things around.
Luke Savage - Jacobin
The cost of the War on Terror and its catastrophic consequences at home and abroad are staggering: $21 trillion, according to a new report. Imagine what we could do with that money if we used it for human needs rather than killing people abroad.
Tom O'Connor - Newsweek
The U.S. has spent $21 trillion on foreign and domestic militarization" since the fateful 2001 attacks that spawned the Afghanistan intervention, marking a new era of U.S.-led conflict across the globe.
Jonathan Edwards - The Washington Newsday
President Joe Biden, visibly agitated, lambasted the estimated $2 trillion cost of the US war in Afghanistan during his first speech since the end of the two-decade military campaign there on Tuesday. Now, two recent reports show that the cost to the US and the rest of the globe is ...
Rachel Layne - CBS News
The wars' financial costs will continue to accrue for years even now that the last U.S. soldier has left Afghanistan.
Vivienne Walt - Fortune
Left behind is the Afghanistan war’s mammoth expense, the bulk of it financed with borrowed money and whose financial impact could be felt for decades.
Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
"Our $21 trillion investment in militarism has cost far more than dollars."
