Title: Cost of Iraq War: Timeline, Economic Impact
Headings: Cost of Iraq War, Its Timeline, and the Economic Impact
Cost of Iraq War, Its Timeline, and the Economic Impact
Timeline of Iraq War Costs
FY 2003 - $90.3 Billion
FY 2004 - $90.9 Billion
FY 2005 - $105.8 Billion
FY 2006 - $108.3 Billion
FY 2007 - $155.9 Billion
FY 2008 - $196.8 Billion
FY 2009 - $132.9 Billion
FY 2010 - $83.4 Billion
FY 2011 - $50.9 Billion
2012-2014 - $7.8 Billion
2015–2016 - $38.7 Billion
Cost of the Iraq War to Veterans
Cost to Economy
Causes
Iraq After the War
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Content: That's according to Linda Bilmes, a senior lecturer in public finance at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. “ The cost of caring for war veterans typically peaks 30 to 40 years or more after a conflict,” Bilmes said. Cost to Economy
Most American families did not feel the cost of the Iraq War at the time. First, there was no draft as there was in the Vietnam War or World War II. Second, there was no additional tax. As a result, those who served and their families bore the brunt. They will pay at least $300 billion over the next several decades to pay for their injured family members. That doesn't include lost job income that they quit to care for their relatives. Future generations will also pay for the addition to the debt. Researcher Ryan Edwards estimated that the United States incurred an extra $453 billion in interest on the debt to pay for the wars in the Middle East.