> Not really. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars together cost something on the order of $750 billion, which was less than one year of stimulus spending at the begin

> Not really. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars together cost something on the order of $750 billion, which was less than one year of stimulus spending at the beginning of the current administration. Ignore this person. They don't know what they are talking about. The estimate cost of the Afghan + Iraq War is estimated to be $4-6 trillion when you account for long-term medical care and disability compensation for service members, veterans and families, military replenishment and social and economic costs. Source: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/articles/bilmes-iraq-afghan-war-cost-wp http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/articles/bilmes-...