The War Against Bin Laden Has Cost $3 Trillion Over 15 Years

The Cost Of Bin Laden: $3 Trillion Over 15 Years -- National Journal

Osama bin Laden cost America more than any villain, ever—which is exactly the way he wanted it.

The most expensive public enemy in American history died Sunday from two bullets.

As we mark Osama bin Laden’s death, what’s striking is how much he cost our nation—and how little we’ve gained from our fight against him. By conservative estimates, bin Laden cost the United States at least $3 trillion over the past 15 years, counting the disruptions he wrought on the domestic economy, the wars and heightened security triggered by the terrorist attacks he engineered, and the direct efforts to hunt him down.

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My Comment: While this number is staggering, what is troublesome is that much of Al Qaeda still exists, and all that it will take is another 9/11 (or worse) to increase and escalate this cost. This war is not over by any means .... and I sometimes wonder (and shudder) over the idea that after so much death and destruction, this long war may just be starting.