Topic: Linda Bilmes
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US faces surge of new vets seeking disability
America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops in US history. The troubled economy may be a factor.
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Iraq ledger: War by the numbers
Reckoning the costs of war in Iraq will take years. Using federal government and other sources, analysts at the Center for American Progress have calculated an 'Iraq War Ledger.'
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Iraq war will cost more than World War II
Iraq war, now winding down with US troop exit by December, has cost more than $800 billion so far. But ongoing medical treatment, replacement vehicles, etc., will push costs to $4 trillion or more.
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Opinion: US response to 9/11 contributed to causes of current debt crisis
The costs of military engagement in Afghanistan and Iraq account for well over one-quarter of the increase in US national debt since 2001. Financing wars and defense build-ups in this way is an historical aberration. Americans have typically paid for wars through higher taxes.
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New Afghan war plans could cost US taxpayers an extra $125 billion
At the NATO summit, President Obama's push to soften troop withdrawal deadlines could bring remaining war costs to $413 billion, according to one independent analyst.
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What Obama's Afghan war plan will cost you
An extra 30,000 troops for Afghan war will cost each taxpayer $195 next year -- or up to three times that figure.
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ECONOMIC SCENE: Afghanistan will cost US more than Iraq
Funding for war in Afghanistan will eclipse Iraq for the first time in next year's budget.
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Will Obama's war strategy produce a peace dividend?
A move out of Iraq could save America $370 billion.
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How able are Americans to bear the costs of war?
The Iraq war has cost taxpayers about $526 billion so far – and could reach $2 trillion by 2017, according to one congressional study.
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Iraq war cost estimates run into the trillions
New book says war will cost at least $3 trillion before it's over.
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