How much is the war costing the U.S.?
The National Priorities Project provides an interactive calculator called “The Cost of War” that shows the separate costs of the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The online calculator races along second by second. You can check on the costs for the entire nation or by individual states, as well as by household, person and taxpayer. In May, 2010, USA Today reported that the monthly cost of the war in Afghanistan, driven by troop increases and fighting on difficult terrain, has topped Iraq costs for the first time since 2003 and shows no sign of letting up. The war in Afghanistan cost nearly $105 billion in the 2010 fiscal year. The cost of sending one U.S. soldier in Afghanistan for one year is $1 million versus an estimated $12,000 for an Afghan soldier. So far, $345 billion of taxpayer money has gone to the Afghan fight since 2001, according to the Congressional Budget Office. But President Obama has asked for an additional $33 billion for an extra 30,000 soldiers and $2 billion for
