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Originally Posted by FlameOn
Very true, from what CNN was reporting it cost $1million to counter every $1 that the terrorists spend on activities. The total direct costs of the Afghan and Iraq wars were over $1.3trillion and that's not counting indirect costs, lost productivity and stock market crashes.
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I think linking those things together requires some pretty big leaps. Sure there's impact, everything is interconnected, but I'd argue that the downfall of the American economy has more to do with the mortgage crisis and failures in financial regualtion than it does military spending. Both have contributed, but attributing the economic fallout to 9/11 seems like a bit of a stretch IMO.