The Cost of War in Iraq
April 09, 2008
(Compiled by the Office of the Speaker)
- U.S. troops killed: 4,017 [Defense Department, 4/8/08]
- U.S. troops wounded: 29,676 [Defense Department, 4/8/08]
- U.S. troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since September 2001: Nearly 1.7 million [Defense Department, 2/29/08]
- U.S. troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan more than once: More than 599,000 [Defense Department, 2/29/08]
- U.S. servicemembers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan who have children: 782,000 [Defense Department, 2/29/08]
- Percentage of these troops who have been deployed more than once: 40 [Defense Department, 2/29/08]
- Percent of current and former military officers who believe the Iraq war has “stretched the U.S. military dangerously thin:” 88% [Foreign Policy/Center for New American Security, 2/19/08]
- Percent of these officers who say the U.S. military is weaker than it was five years ago: 60% [Foreign Policy/Center for New American Security, 2/19/08]
- Percent of U.S. troops that have served in Iraq or Afghanistan at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (P.T.S.D.): 20% [USA Today, 3/6/08]
- Amount the United States is spending on the war in Iraq every month: $10.3 billion [Congressional Research Service, 2/22/08]
The Cost of Iraq War Broken Down Second: $3,919 Minute: $235,160 Hour: $14.1 million Day: $338.6 million Week: $2.4 billion Month: $10.3 billion Year: $123.6 billion [Congressional Research Service, 2/22/08]
