1.2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN KILLED IN BUSH`S
“WAR ON TERROR”
By Søren Nielsen 2018
On Memorial Day 2018, we pause to remember the 6,952 U.S. soldiers who have died in the endless wars since the events of September 11, 2001.
We also recognize the 1.2 million civilians and non-civilians of all countries who have been killed in these senseless campaigns of violence, which have now cost more than 5.6 trillion dollars — or 23,386 dollars to the average American taxpayer.
In reflecting upon this harrowing loss of life and colossal looting of public resources — all predicated on the official account of 9/11 — let us find within ourselves even greater determination to continue fighting for truth and justice concerning the events of that horrible day.
The next time someone tries to tell you that 9/11 is a thing of the past, you can point out any number of ways it affects us to this day, including the thousands of dollars we will each be forced to spend on the “War on Terror” until the truth of 9/11 is exposed.
And while you’re at it, you might remind that person of the thousands of military families, 9/11 families, and first responder families whose loved ones would still be with them today were it not for 9/11.
Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to these families and to everyone who has been harmed, directly or indirectly, by 9/11 and the actions taken in its aftermath.
Costs of War.
“After 16 years, should the taxpayers of America be satisfied we are in a ‘stalemate’? I don’t think so.”
Senator John McCain, Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, 3 October 2017
The Pentagon publishes an “Estimated Cost to Each
Taxpayer for the Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria”
which calculates the total taxpayer costs on those wars
between Fiscal Years 2001 and 2018.
That report estimated that the total authorized spending for
Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria has been 1.52 trillion dollars, and, on that basis, estimated a total cost to the individual
taxpayer of 7,740 dollars from 2001 to 2018.
6,952 U.S. soldiers who have died in the endless wars since the events of September 11, 2001.
Iraq Coalition Military Fatalities By Year.
Year US UK Other Total
2003 486 53 41 580
2004 849 22 35 906
2005 846 23 28 897
2006 823 29 21 873
2007 904 47 10 961
2008 314 4 4 322
2009 149 1 0 150
2010 60 0 0 60
2011 54 0 0 54
2012 1 0 0 1
2013 ? ? ? ?
2014 3 0 0 3
2015 6 0 2 8
2016 18 0 0 18
2017 17 1 1 19
2018 11 1 0 12
Total 4541 181 142 4864
Afghanistan Coalition Military Fatalities By Year.
Year US UK Other Total
2001 12 0 0 12
2002 49 3 18 70
2003 48 0 10 58
2004 52 1 7 60
2005 99 1 31 131
2006 98 39 54 191
2007 117 42 73 232
2008 155 51 89 295
2009 317 108 96 521
2010 499 103 109 711
2011 418 46 102 566
2012 310 44 48 402
2013 128 9 25 162
2014 56 6 14 76
2015 22 2 3 27
2016 14 0 2 16
2017 15 0 2 17
2018 2 0 0 2
Total 2411 455 683 3549
Syria Coalition Military Fatalities By Year.
Year US UK Other Total
2014 ? ? ? ?
2015 ? ? ? ?
2016 ? ? ? ?
2017 ? ? ? ?
2018 ? ? ? ?
The United States started bombing ISIS in Syria in August 2014 and began to appropriate money specifically for that war
in 2014.
Although, at the time of this writing, Congress had not yet passed a 2018 budget, Congress has already appropriated more than 1.9 trillion dollars for Overseas Contingency Operations to the Department of Defense and the US State Department since late 2001.
Cumulative Direct War Appropriations for DOD and State Department/USAID for "Emergency" or "Overseas Contingency Operations".
War Zone/Operation. Total Through 2001 - 18
Iraq. 820.1 Billion Dollars
Syria. 41.1 Billion Dollars
Afghanistan. 926.3 Billion Dollars
Pakistan. (Not a) 10.8 Billion Dollars
Operation Noble Eagle. 25.1 Billion Dollars
Other OCO missions. 124.2 Billion Dollars
Total. 1.947.6 Billion Dollars
Cumulated interest costs on borrowing to pay for the wars wil
ultimately rise to dwarf the 1.5 trillion dollars of direct
military spending from 2001 - 2013, adding more than 7.9
trillion dollars to the national debt.
The peak number of troops deployed in Iraq was 170,000
soldiers in 2007. US troop levels in Afghanistan peaked at
about 101,000 in 2011. As of September 2017 more than
20,200 have been wounded in action in Afghanistan and
more than 32,000 were reported as wounded in action in
Iraq, including "Operation Inherent Resolve."
For instance, Congress increased "The Death Gratuity" from
12,000 to 100,000 dollars for all active duty military
personnel in 2005, effective in 2006.