By the Numbers
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$778B
Amount the United States spent on its military in 2020
750
Approximate number of US military bases around the world as of July 2021
159
Number of countries with US boots on the ground as of 2020
251
Number of military interventions launched by the US since 1991
275K
Minimum number of Iraqi civilians killed in direct war-related violence since the 2003 US invasion
$85Bb
Amount the US paid private companies for products and services during the Iraq War between 2003 and 2007
900K
Estimated number of people killed directly in major US wars since September 11, 2001