$900 Billion , We Pay To Give Death Not Life

The Iraq War (also known as the Occupation of Iraq, the Second Gulf War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom) is a military campaign that began on March 20, 2003, with the invasion of Iraq by a multinational force led by troops from the United States and the United Kingdom. The last U.S. combat brigade left Iraq on August 19, 2010. On August 31, U.S. president Barack Obama declared an end to combat operations. Approximately 50,000 U.S. troops still remain in the country in an "advise and assist" capacity.

To date, $1.09 trillion dollars have been allocated to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The national, state, and local numbers we provide are based on the total approved amounts through the end of Fiscal Year 2010 including the FY10 supplemental.

These appropriations do not include requested funds for FY2011. When Congress completes their budget process in the Fall, we will adjust the counters with new amounts that will count to the end of FY2011.

If you should compare the amount displayed on the numbers in our information sheets with the Cost of War counter, please note that the information sheets include all war spending approved to date, the same number that the counter will reach at the end of the 2010 fiscal year