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minus-squareSacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]hexbear11·edit-23 months agoYeah, we're not even close Looks to be around 28-ish billion including this? Iraq and Afghanistan was about 2.2. trillion upfront, 6.5 trillion in interest (as of 2021), which aligns with a Brown University piece that cites the Cost of War project link
minus-squareHexamerous [none/use name]hexbear9·3 months agoI had to look up how zeros was in trillion. Just... absolutely fucking mind blowing sums of money. Well spent. I'm actually impressed. link
minus-squareSacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]hexbear5·3 months agoUsed to be a ticker website actively tracking the costs constantly, I can't remember the name offhand; it's probably long gone Was very insane to watch and think about link
Yeah, we're not even close
Looks to be around 28-ish billion including this?
Iraq and Afghanistan was about 2.2. trillion upfront, 6.5 trillion in interest (as of 2021), which aligns with a Brown University piece that cites the Cost of War project
I had to look up how zeros was in trillion. Just...
absolutely fucking mind blowing sums of money. Well spent. I'm actually impressed.
Used to be a ticker website actively tracking the costs constantly, I can't remember the name offhand; it's probably long gone
Was very insane to watch and think about