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Vermont Chapter 57
Veterans Working Together for Peace & Justice Through Non-violence. Wage Peace!
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Cost of the War in Iraq

Quantifiable U.S. Costs

  • $275 million per day
  • $4,100 per household
  • Over 4,032 soldiers killed
  • Over 60,000 soldiers wounded
  • 700,000 Iraqis killed
  • Approx. 4 million refugees

Other Costs to the U.S.

  • Loss of prestige worldwide
  • Damaged reputation
  • Revival of Nuclear Arms race
  • Inflation
  • Resources diverted from domestic programs
  • Recession
  • Increased national debt
  • Oil from $22 to over $100 a barrel
  • Prospect of "Eternal War"
  • War on Iraq has become a quagmire
 



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