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Still cheaper than wars of choice, and far less common.

United States Budgetary Costs of the Post-9/11 Wars Through FY2019, $5.9 Trillion Spent and Obligated

https://news.brown.edu/articles/2017/11/costssummary

The estimated future cost for veterans from FY2020 to FY2059 is right at $1 trillion.

Why do legit opinions get down voted. When something silly (joke) is posted, or something off topic is posted, then down vote - but to use a down vote to simply silence an opinion is wrong.

He is simply making a comparison the reported price of the disaster to the 9-11 war on terror (which he/she feels was an unnecessary war).

Fair enough. But it also wasn't an either/or choice.

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