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The Costs of War Project

The Costs of War Project

@costsofwar

The human, budgetary, environmental, and social costs of U.S. wars and military operations, at home and abroad. Housed at Brown University's Watson School of International and Public Affairs at costsofwar.org.

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The bombs fell on Iran. But the bill for the war landed everywhere, notes our media fellow, Hammi Sylla.

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Classifying cartels as terrorist organizations paved the way for ongoing U.S. military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, which have so far cost $4.7 billion and counting. A quick summary of the breakdown from our media fellow, Hammi Sylla:

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People returning to homes in bombed areas bear the brunt of heavy metal exposure from military activity. Research out of Fallujah, Iraq found higher levels of heavy metals in the soil of more heavily bombarded neighborhoods. [1/2]

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Our media fellow Hammi Sylla talks about how the justifications for yet another war of intervention in the Persian Gulf sound all too familiar and reminiscent of Iraq.

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Our new media fellow, Hammi Sylla, reflects on the prospect of war with Iran, remembering the human costs of the post-9/11 wars.

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