Reply #26: W's War slips into fourth place in direct costs of American Wars

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while per month spending on W's War is greater than Vietnam...

Comparisons of Iraq War to Ten other American Wars

Duration of US involvement in months
1. Vietnam ..................90
2. Revolution................80
3. Civil War.................48
4. World War II..............44
5. Korean War................37
6. War of 1812...............30
7 Iraq War..................25
8. Mexican-American..........20
9. World War I...............19
10. Spanish-American..........4
11. Gulf War..................1

Direct Financial Costs (Billions)
1. World War II.............3,025
2. Vietnam....................500
3. Korean.....................382
4. Iraq War...................300
5. World War /................283
6. Civil War ..................63
7. Gulf War.....................8 (88 before international reimbursement)
8. Spanish-American.............8
9. Revolutionary................2
10. Mexican-American............1
11. War of 1812.................1


American Combat Deaths
1. World War II ..........292,131
2. Civil War (Combined)...184,594
3. World War I ............53,513
4. Vietnam.................47,369
5. Korean..................33,651
6. Revolutionary War........4,435
7. War of 1812..............2,260
8. Mexican-American.........1,733
9. Iraq War.................1,565
10. Spanish-American..........385
11. Gulf War..................148

Sources:
Duration of wars:
www.rationalrevolution.net/articles/casualties_of_war.html
US population:
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001519.html

Casualties:
www.antiwar.com/casualties/
www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/other/stats/warcost.html