Each Soldier Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan Costs an Average of $2 Million

[Lucille]

Each Soldier Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan Costs an Average of $2 Million
http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/15/ea...raq-and-afghan

The Fiscal Times is reporting that the long-term medical care for each of the 866,181 soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost an average of $2 million. The Department of Veteran Affairs expects to spend $6.9 billion this year and $7.6 billion next year.

From The Fiscal Times:

For every one of the 866,181 soldiers officially counted injured casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, the government is expected to spend some $2 million in long-term medical cost.

The total of $1.7 trillion is based on a widely cited March 2013 paper by Linda Bilmes at Harvard’s Kennedy School. It includes $800 billion already spent on injured veterans along with the cost of long-term care for an additional 50,000 current casualties counted by the Pentagon.

Since 2001, the VA has spent $134.3 billion to care for veterans. VA spokesperson Genevieve Billia said the department does not produce cost estimates over decades, but that the VA “plans to spend $6.9 billion in 2013, $7.6 billion in 2014 and $8.0 billion in 2015.”

Perhaps those who are not convinced by the moral, diplomatic, or political arguments against our military adventures abroad might have their opinion swayed when the long-lasting economic effects of such adventures are considered.

[Bruno]

"This war will cost $10 Billion, tops." - 2001 propaganda

Am I getting that right?

[QuickZ06]

"This war will cost $10 Billion, tops." - 2001 propaganda

Am I getting that right?

Oil will pay for the war.......

[enhanced_deficit]

Oil will pay for the war.......

In the mean time, tax payers are paying $400 per gallon for gas in Afghan freedom war that Obama's puppet masters escalated only to come to same station years later.

The moronic argument that Obama had used was that he wanted to ratchet up the war so there can be peace negotiations with the insurgents. The peace prize winner probably had never read history of Afghanistan.

[oyarde]

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[dannno]

If you could go back in time to 2002 and show some Republicans this article and say that it is from 2013, when a Democrat will be in his second term in the White House, describing how the 816k casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan will cost $1.7 trillion, do you STILL think most of them would be arguing to go to war??

You know what, forget it, I don't even think I want to know the answer to that question.

[oyarde]

If you could go back in time to 2002 and show some Republicans this article and say that it is from 2013, when a Democrat will be in his second term in the White House, describing how the 816k casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan will cost $1.7 trillion, do you STILL think most of them would be arguing to go to war??

You know what, forget it, I don't even think I want to know the answer to that question.

I would hope not.....

[heavenlyboy34]

If you could go back in time to 2002 and show some Republicans this article and say that it is from 2013, when a Democrat will be in his second term in the White House, describing how the 816k casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan will cost $1.7 trillion, do you STILL think most of them would be arguing to go to war??

You know what, forget it, I don't even think I want to know the answer to that question.

Yes. War is the health of The State. And the GOP is a long time War Party.

[BucksforPaul]

If you could go back in time to 2002 and show some Republicans this article and say that it is from 2013, when a Democrat will be in his second term in the White House, describing how the 816k casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan will cost $1.7 trillion, do you STILL think most of them would be arguing to go to war??

You know what, forget it, I don't even think I want to know the answer to that question.

Of course they will and there are so called liberty lovers on this forum who still want to go wipe out all brown people from this world.

That aside, how much are the injured women and children of these wars costing the US?