Do you know how much war costs?
Lives lost, trillions gone, and much more.
The Things we Give Up for War
Everything.....
The percents in the categories that are causing some of the main costs of war.
Thousands of Civilians Killed and Wounded
Deaths of between at least 158,000 to 202,000 civilians, resulting from the ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Wounded U.S. Soldier
An Iraqi policeman comforts a comrade injured in a bomb attack during a patrol in Kirkuk.
U.S. Soldiers at Physical Therapy
Soldiers and their families in physical therapy at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio waiting for President Bush to visit.
All of The Following Soldiers were Killed in Middle Eastern Wars
Geralding Marquez
Lt. Kylan A. Jones-Huffman
Lance Cpl. James E. Swain
The Economic Costs
There are Good Things that Come Out of War also
Did the wars liberate Afghan and Iraqi women?
Women today have very little political influence and power to participate in decision-making.
Did the wars bring democracy to Afghanistan and Iraq?
All tho bringing democracy to the two countries was not the plan democracy promotion quickly became a stated goal for each.