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According to reports, the US’s ‘War on Terror’ cost $21 trillion and resulted in the deaths of about one million people.

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/02/reports-war-on-terror-cost-21-trillion/

Sept. 2, 2021 - ...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 g...

'War on Terror' Cost U.S. $21 Trillion, Its Conflicts Killed Nearly One Million, Reports Show

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/02/war-on-terror-cost-21-trillion-killed-million/

Sept. 2, 2021 - ...of U.S.-led conflict across the globe.

State of Insecurity: The Cost of Militarization Since 9/11

Analysis - /analysis/2021/state-insecurity-cost-militarization-911/

Sept. 1, 2021 - ...of security. These investments have shown us that the U.S. has the capacity and political will to invest in our biggest priorities. 

Post-9/11 Militarization Has Cost $21 Trillion—Here's Where That Money Could Have Gone

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/01/post-911-militarization-cost-trillion-heres-money/

Sept. 1, 2021 - ...wars and domestic militarization since 9/11 could cover the cost of eliminating student debt, the Green New Deal, vaccines for the Global South, and much more, says Lindsay Koshgarian of the National ...

Since 9/11, US Has Spent $21 Trillion on Militarism at Home and Abroad

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/01/since-911-us-spent-21-trillion-on-militarism/

Sept. 1, 2021 - ...cost far more than dollars."

The Cost of the Post-9/11 Security State Is $21 Trillion, Report Finds

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/01/cost-post-911-security-state-21-trillion/

Sept. 1, 2021 - ...war on terror has fueled 20 years of massive military and other spending.

America's price tag for two decades of war: $5.8 trillion

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/01/america-price-tag-two-decades-war-6-trillion/

Sept. 1, 2021 - ...wars' financial costs will continue to accrue for years even now that the last U.S. soldier has left Afghanistan. 

The cost of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq could be trillions more than people think

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/01/cost-wars-afghanistan-iraq-trillions-more/

Sept. 1, 2021 - ...war’s mammoth expense, the bulk of it financed with borrowed money and whose financial impact could be felt for decades.

Biden Defends Ending “Forever War” in Afghanistan & Criticizes Using War as Tool for Nation-Building

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/01/biden-defends-ending-forever-wars-afghanistan/

Sept. 1, 2021 - ...costs of war and the need to get out, but she says it’s “clearly not true” that the U.S. is winding down the war on terror.

Even as Afghan War Ends, GOP Attempts to Add $25B to Military Budget

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/08/31/as-afghan-war-ends-gop-adds-25-billion-military/

Aug. 31, 2021 - ...war even as we withdraw from Afghanistan. We have to stop this amendment."

Latest Climate Report a 'Code Red for Humanity'

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/08/30/latest-climate-report-code-red-humanity/

Aug. 30, 2021 - ...of a warming planet, according to the latest report from the world's top scientists.

Report: Less Than a Decade Remains for Action on Climate Change

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/08/29/less-than-decade-action-on-climate-change/

Aug. 29, 2021 - ...of the greatest threats to national security, yet over the past two decades Americans have seen $6.4 trillion of their tax dollars funneled into foreign wars.

One Year of Afghanistan War Spending Could Fund Resettlement of 1.2 Million Refugees

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/08/17/one-year-afghanistan-war-resettle-million-refugees/

Aug. 17, 2021 - ...war. Now, let's spend to bring Afghans to safety."

Guest Opinion: Hallmark of Rumsfeld’s reign was human suffering

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/07/20/hallmark-rumsfeld-reign-human-suffering/

July 20, 2021 - ...of the wars he started can’t die with him. Unfortunately, we are still living with the catastrophic consequences of his actions and those of his fellow neoconservative ideologues surrounding Pre...

America's Climate Security Dilemma

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/07/20/americas-climate-security-dilemma/

July 20, 2021 - If Biden is serious about creating a more inclusive foreign policy, environmental security can’t be framed in military terms. 

Advocacy groups urge Pelosi, Schumer to keep Pentagon funding out of infrastructure bills

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/07/15/advocacy-urge-pelosi-pentagon-infrastructure/

July 15, 2021 - ...of the upcoming infrastructure packages.

Congress Plans Climate Resiliency—But Mostly for the Military

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/05/22/congress-plans-climate-resiliency-for-military/

May 22, 2021 - Since 2019, Congress has repeatedly held hearings on climate resiliency for bases, but hardly ever talks about schools, public housing, or prisons.

Biden is thinking big on jobs. On the Pentagon, he should think smaller.

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/22/Biden-think-big-on-jobs-small-on-Pentagon/

April 22, 2021 - An increase in the military budget won’t make us safer or more prosperous.

An Earth Day Wish: Demilitarize from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/18/earth-day-wish-demilitarize-santa-barbara/

April 18, 2021 - ...of dollars on endless wars, nuclear weapons and some 800 overseas U.S. bases — none of which defend us against climate disruption, against flash flooding in Montecito or wildfires in Santa Barba...

Taxpayer spending on militarism doesn’t go to ‘support the troops’

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/16/taxpayer-spending-militarism-doesnt-support-troops/

April 16, 2021 - ...wards the military budget in 2021. Does that money make us any more secure?