# Monetary cost of "War on Terrorism"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monetary-cost-of-war-on-terrorism/101882>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 4, 2002, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monetary-cost-of-war-on-terrorism/101882 "2002-04-04T23:24:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![psychomonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@psychomonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychomonkey)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monetary-cost-of-war-on-terrorism/101882/1 "2002-04-04T23:24:15Z")

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Does anyone have an approximate figure on what the “War on Terrorism” has cost, monetarily, thus far? Im just looking for what has been spent on “defence” I already have the cites for next years defence budget, and the extra 48 billion that Bush is asking for, but I want to know what exactly this has cost to this date, or somewhere recent. I googled, and couldnt find anything-anyone have this info?  
-PSM

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**Author:** ![psychomonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@psychomonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychomonkey)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monetary-cost-of-war-on-terrorism/101882/2 "2002-04-05T02:12:18Z")

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BUMP

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**Author:** ![Falchoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/76d3ee/32.png) [@Falchoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falchoon)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monetary-cost-of-war-on-terrorism/101882/3 "2002-04-05T02:55:26Z")

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Near impossible to calculate I reckon. Are you talking about costs just in America or world wide? It would have to be in the billions I think.

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**Author:** ![psychomonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@psychomonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychomonkey)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monetary-cost-of-war-on-terrorism/101882/4 "2002-04-05T12:59:00Z")

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Im talking about just american. Im trying to essentially link the amount of money spent bombing poor people in other countries to the amount of money that could be used to help poor people in our own. But thats for another forum.