Cost of War

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About the Cost of War Project

The Iraq war has certainly been costly in terms of lives lost, with thousands of U.S. military personnel dead, and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who have been killed. Also, the economic costs are far greater than most people imagine, with more than $1 trillion tax dollars spent in the first four years of the war.

One trillion dollars equals $720 million spent each day, or $500,000 per minute. The taxpayer money spent on the war is displacing millions of Iraqis and destroying their hospitals and schools instead of supporting health care, education and housing for people in our own communities. Sign our petition today to defund the war and refund human needs in Iraq and the U.S.>

The American Friends Service Committee is launching a national project to highlight the economic cost of the war and demand that Congress shift war funding to support human needs here and real solutions in Iraq. Learn more about our economic cost of war research>

AFSC's Economic Cost of War project is in thirteen different states around the country. If you are interested in having the display come to your community email or call Mary Zerkel 312.427.2533 or send email.