[ck2]

Actual true cost of Iraq + Afghanistan war was $8 TRILLION

https://theintercept.com/2026/03/17/trump-iran-war-cost/

total spent on war and military from 2002-2021 was $21 TRILLION

https://ips-dc.org/report-state-of-insecurity-cost-militariz...

[cosmicgadget]

$421B per year. It is nice to see inflation hasn't hit military campaigns as hard.

Or maybe it has since there isn't yet an occupation.