Democracynow iconDemocracynowSep 10, 2026 ~1 min source read

4.7 Million Dead, $8 Trillion: Counting the Devastating Human & Economic Costs of the Post‑9/11 Wars

As part of our weeklong coverage marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and the launch of the United States' so-called war on terror, we take a look at the human, financial and environmental costs of U.S. military intervention around the world with Neta Crawford, co-founder of Brown University's Costs of War Project.

4.7 Million Dead, $8 Trillion: Counting the Devastating Human & Economic Costs of the Post‑9/11 Wars

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As part of our weeklong coverage marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and the launch of the United States' so-called war on terror, we take a look at the human, financial and...

military intervention around the world with Neta Crawford, co-founder of Brown University's Costs of War Project.

Researchers at the Costs of War Project estimate that nearly a million people have been killed as a direct result of U.S.

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As part of our weeklong coverage marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and the launch of the United States' so-called war on terror, we take a look at the human, financial and environmental costs of U.S. military intervention around the world with Neta Crawford, co-founder of Brown University's Costs of War Project. Researchers at the Costs of War Project estimate that nearly a million people have been killed as a direct result of U.S.

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  • An additional 3.8 million deaths can be attributed to the indirect effects of war, including injuries, famine and long-term health conditions.
  • debt, military footprint, greenhouse gas emissions, destruction and destabilization abroad and unchecked executive power at home.

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military violence in the Middle East since 2001. "The consequences are all around us," says Crawford.

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