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U.S. Expenditures (Costs of War)
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Bush's War 
 Companion to a two-part March 2008 Frontline series "that tells the epic story of how the Iraq war began and how it has been fought, both on the ground and deep inside the government." Features video of the full series, an annotated video timeline, and over 400 extended interviews. Also includes battlefield stories, timelines and maps, reporters' dispatches, and links to other fifth anniversary coverage of the war and related topics. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Apr 3, 2008 Cost of the War in Iraq
Calculated in real time, this site presents the "U.S. taxpayer cost of the Iraq War." The numbers, which differ from those of the U.S. Department of Defense, are "based on Congressional appropriations." From the nonpartisan and nonprofit National Priorities Project (NPP), which "offers citizen and community groups tools and resources to shape federal budget and policy priorities [that] promote social and economic justice." http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182 Topics: Oil & Gas, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated May 7, 2006 Eyes Wide Open: Beyond Fear, Towards Hope: An Exhibition of the Iraq War
This site presents information about a traveling exhibition described as "a multimedia, multisensory journey through the words, images, and sounds of the Iraq war." The site includes photos, exhibit locations and dates, data on the human and economic costs of war, examples of statements made to justify the war, and a timeline. Provides details on hosting the exhibit and joining the campaign against the war. From the American Friends Service Committee. http://afsc.org/eyes/ Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR)
Website for "a temporary federal agency serving as a watchdog for fraud, waste, and abuse of funds intended for Iraq reconstruction programs." Find reconstruction timelines and funding, reports to Congress back to 2004, audits, "lessons learned" reports (including "Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience," released February 2009), Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and other publications. Provides instructions for submitting a compliant about Iraq reconstruction fraud, waste, or abuse. http://www.sigir.mil/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Feb 3, 2009 The Struggle for Iraq
News and analysis about life in post-Saddam Iraq. Includes a timeline since the fall of Saddam Hussein in April 2003, news about the constitution (charter) proposed in August 2005, the August 2005 human stampede during a Shia ceremony, and information about reconstruction, security, cost-of-living, education, civilian casualties, and related topics. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2002/conflict_with_iraq/default.stm Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 22, 2009 War with Iraq: Costs, Consequences, and Alternatives
This December 2002 report examines the political, military, and economic consequences to the United States of war with Iraq. From the Committee on International Security Studies of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Opens directly into PDF file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required. http://www.amacad.org/publications/monographs/War_with_Iraq.pdf Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy
This January 2007 article evaluates the cost of Iraq War in terms of "what you could buy with the money." Includes a graphic comparing the annual cost of the war to the cost of other potential government programs such as universal health care and universal preschool. Also includes links to related materials about the economics of the Iraq War. From The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/business/17leonhardt.html?_r=1 Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Dec 2, 2008 |
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