3000
Approximate number of people who died as a direct result of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon and the plane crash in Pennsylvania on 9/11
4,477
Number of U.S. troops who have died so far in Iraq
1,534
Number of U.S. troops who have died so far in the Afghanistan war
250,000
Estimated total number of people who have died as a result of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
1.8 million
Number of Afghan refugees in Pakistan
3.5 million
Number of Iraqis who were either displaced internally or sought refuge outside their country since the 2003 invasion
$1.4 trillion
Estimated cost of war funding since 9/11 terror attacks, according to the Congressional research service
$3.7 trillion to
$4.4 trillion
Amount researchers at Brown University estimate has been the total war-related expenses for the U.S. government since 9/11
$200 billion
Amount of interest paid so far on money borrowed to fund post-9/11 wars
$5.6 trillion
Total amount of U.S. government debt in 2001
$14.6 trillion
Current U.S. debt
46,000
Number of U.S. personnel currently serving in Iraq
$390,000
Amount it costs per year to station just one soldier in Iraq
$6.6 billion
Amount of taxpayer money earmarked for Iraq reconstruction that remains unaccounted for, i.e. stolen
100,000
U.S. personnel currently serving in Afghanistan
$20.2 billion
Amount it costs to provide air conditioning to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq annually
1
Percent of news coverage devoted to Iraq war in 2010
4
Percent of news coverage devoted to Afghanistan war in 2010
$37.7 billion
Amount of annual funding the Department of Homeland Security received when it was created in 2001
$71.6 billion
Amount expected to be spent by U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2012
$649 billion
Amount the U.S. government has spent on Homeland Security since 9/11
$1 trillion
Estimated amount the U.S. government and private companies have spent on enhanced homeland security measures since 9/11
1.25 million
Number of American troops that have returned home after serving in Afghanistan and/or Iraq
650,000
Number of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who have been treated at department of Veteran Affairs medical facilities since returning home
$32.6 million
Amount spent so far providing care to these vets
$600 billion to
$1 trillion
Projected amount that will be spent providing medical care to Iraq and Afghanistan vets over the next 40 years.
2 million
Total number of American children with a military parent who was sent to either Afghanistan or Iraq
500,000
Estimated number of those children likely to become clinically depressed
0
Number of weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq since the 2003 invasion
