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Old 05-23-23, 04:54 PM   #11091
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World War II

• U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $4.69 trillion
• Duration: 3 years, 9 months
• U.S. military deaths: 405,399


Iraq War

• U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $1.01 trillion
• Duration: 7 years, 5 months
• U.S. military deaths: 4,410


War in Afghanistan

• U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $910.47 billion
• Duration: Since 2001
• U.S. military deaths: 2,285


Vietnam War

• U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $843.63 billion
• Duration: 17 years, 9 months
• U.S. military deaths: 58,220


Korean War

• U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $389.81 billion
• Duration: 3 years, 1 month
• U.S. military deaths: 36,574


World War I

• U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $381.8 billion
• Duration: 1 year, 7 months
• U.S. military deaths: 116,516


Persian Gulf War

• U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $116.6 billion
• Duration: 7 months
• U.S. military deaths: 383


Aid and goods to Ukraine until mid-May 2023

$ 76.9 billion
Duration: 15 months, counting
U.S. military deaths: 0


American Civil War (Union)

• U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $68.17 billion
• Duration: 4 years
• U.S. military deaths: 750,000 (North and South)


Sources:


https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...tory/39556983/


https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much...are-six-charts


The relevant number in red is not the 76.9 bn, but it is the red 0 .
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