The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict

Nonfiction, History, Military
Cover of the book The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz ISBN: 9780393068085
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: February 17, 2008
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
ISBN: 9780393068085
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: February 17, 2008
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

The true cost of the Iraq War is $3 trillion—and counting—rather than the $50 billion projected by the White House.

Apart from its tragic human toll, the Iraq War will be staggeringly expensive in financial terms. This sobering study by Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard professor Linda J. Bilmes casts a spotlight on expense items that have been hidden from the U.S. taxpayer, including not only big-ticket items like replacing military equipment (being used up at six times the peacetime rate) but also the cost of caring for thousands of wounded veterans—for the rest of their lives. Shifting to a global focus, the authors investigate the cost in lives and economic damage within Iraq and the region. Finally, with the chilling precision of an actuary, the authors measure what the U.S. taxpayer's money would have produced if instead it had been invested in the further growth of the U.S. economy. Written in language as simple as the details are disturbing, this book will forever change the way we think about the war.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The true cost of the Iraq War is $3 trillion—and counting—rather than the $50 billion projected by the White House.

Apart from its tragic human toll, the Iraq War will be staggeringly expensive in financial terms. This sobering study by Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard professor Linda J. Bilmes casts a spotlight on expense items that have been hidden from the U.S. taxpayer, including not only big-ticket items like replacing military equipment (being used up at six times the peacetime rate) but also the cost of caring for thousands of wounded veterans—for the rest of their lives. Shifting to a global focus, the authors investigate the cost in lives and economic damage within Iraq and the region. Finally, with the chilling precision of an actuary, the authors measure what the U.S. taxpayer's money would have produced if instead it had been invested in the further growth of the U.S. economy. Written in language as simple as the details are disturbing, this book will forever change the way we think about the war.

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book Voyage of the Narwhal: A Novel by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book Strange Fire: A Novel by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book The School Discipline Fix: Changing Behavior Using the Collaborative Problem Solving Approach by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book The Art and Politics of Science by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book Modernism: The Lure of Heresy by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book The Luck of Friendship: The Letters of Tennessee Williams and James Laughlin by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book The Burning Girl: A Novel by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book The Apple Lover's Cookbook by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book Art Deco Mailboxes: An Illustrated Design History by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book Behavioral Challenges in Children with Autism and Other Special Needs: The Developmental Approach by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Cover of the book Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy