In 2007 dollars. (via Daily Kos)
Iraq and Afghanistan To Date - $695.7 billion
Compare to other wars...
World War II - $3.2 trillion
Vietnam War - $670 billion
World War I - $364 billion
Korean War - $295 billion
Persian Gulf War - $94 billion
Civil War (both Union and Confederate costs) - $81 billion
Spanish-American War - $7 billion
American Revolution - $4 billion
Mexican War - $2 billion
War of 1812 - $1 billion
Source: Congressional Research Service and Office of Management and Budget data.
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