Cost of War

The Editor: Each day the costs of war mount. Each of the wars cited below went past 80 days, the days that mark today's Iran war. At 80 days or at 20 years or at 8 years, there is a daily cost of war, in lives and money.

Vietnam War~20 years (1955–1975)~$844 Billion to $1.3 Trillion~$1.5 Trillion

Killed: 58,220

Wounded: 153,303

Daily cost: $178,082,191 - $205,479,452

Iraq War~8 years (2003–2011; plus regional operations)~$2.06 Trillion to $2.4 Trillion~$6.21 Trillion (with interest & care)

Killed: 4,508

Wounded: 31,990

Daily Cost: $704,479,452 - $821,917,808 

Afghanistan War~20 years (2001–2021)~$2.31 Trillion~ + (before lifetime care)

Killed: 2,456

Wounded: 20,700

Daily Cost: $316,438,356

Killed: 13

Wounded: 380

Iran War 80 days $29 Billion

Daily Costs: $362,500,000