{"id":2066,"date":"2013-09-06T09:33:35","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T15:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/?p=2066"},"modified":"2013-09-06T09:33:35","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T15:33:35","slug":"the-cost-of-military-intervention-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/the-cost-of-military-intervention-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cost of Military Intervention in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"

by\u00a0Mattea Kramer<\/a>, National Priorities Project
\nclick here for original article<\/a><\/p>\n

President Obama and Congress are contemplating a strike on Syria. \u00a0While some estimates put the cost of a strike at $100 million, the truth is that no one knows how much military intervention will cost\u00a0\u2013 just as, in 2003, no one could have predicted the cost of the Iraq war.<\/p>\n

U.S. forces would use Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to attack Syria. On our brand-new\u00a0Cost of National Security<\/a>\u00a0site, you can see the real-time cost of the\u00a0Tomahawk Cruise Missile<\/a>\u00a0program. In 2013, the program is projected to cost U.S. taxpayers $320 million\u00a0\u2013 or $36,563 every hour.\u00a0That cost would spike if the U.S. military ultimately fired hundreds of missiles at Syria, as it did in Libya in 2011. Here’s how much taxpayers are currently spending on Tomahawk missiles:<\/p>\n

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Tomahawk Cruise Missile (FY2013)<\/h3>\n

Every\u00a01 hr(s)\u00a0taxpayers in\u00a0the United States\u00a0are paying\u00a0$36,563\u00a0for\u00a0Tomahawk Cruise Missile (FY2013).<\/p>\n

$298,710,061<\/p>\n

See more counters at\u00a0http:\/\/nationalpriorities.org\/cost-of\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Back in 2003, Bush administration officials projected $60 billion as a high-end estimate for the Iraq war. How much has that war actually cost us?<\/p>\n

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Cost of War in Iraq Since 2003<\/h3>\n

Every\u00a01 hr(s)\u00a0taxpayers in\u00a0the United States\u00a0are paying\u00a0$824,328\u00a0for\u00a0Cost of War in Iraq Since 2003.<\/p>\n

$814,122,388,645<\/p>\n

See more counters at\u00a0http:\/\/nationalpriorities.org\/cost-of\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As you can see, U.S. taxpayers are still spending money on the Iraq war\u00a0\u2013 including $7 billion in 2013 alone. How much will intervention in Syria cost? The truth is that no one knows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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