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17839One Responsehttp://www.bagofnothing.com/2008/09/military-costs-of-major-us-wars/Military+Costs+of+Major+U.S.+Wars+++2008-09-11+11%3A13%3A56Geeding to “Military Costs of Major U.S. Wars”
I think the Iraq and Afghan war should be considered two theaters of one war. Surprising that World War I and the Civil War were relatively cheap in comparison to Vietnam and the Iraq Wars [even in 2008 dollars]…must be the heavy reliance on material, in particular an Air Force, in later wars. I believe I read that we use one private contractor for every soldier in Iraq. I’m guessing the contractors don’t come cheap either
I think the Iraq and Afghan war should be considered two theaters of one war. Surprising that World War I and the Civil War were relatively cheap in comparison to Vietnam and the Iraq Wars [even in 2008 dollars]…must be the heavy reliance on material, in particular an Air Force, in later wars. I believe I read that we use one private contractor for every soldier in Iraq. I’m guessing the contractors don’t come cheap either