US wars leave 225,000 dead, cost USD 4.4 trillion: study
US wars launched since the attacks of September 11, 2001 have left 225,000 dead and cost up to USD 4.4 trillion, according to a new study by university researchers, AFP reports.
The US has lost billions of dollars to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan and stands to repeat that in future wars without big changes in how the government awards and manages contracts for battlefield support and reconstruction projects, independent investigators said Wednesday.