Cost of long-term medical and disability benefits to Afghanistan and Iraq veterans: Research roundup
Harvard’s Shorenstein Center this week posted a nice compliation of studies, research and resources for tracking the current and future cost of our post-9/11 wars.
“To understand the true cost of war, one must consider not only the military operations themselves, but also the loss of life and the need of returning veterans for long-term medical and disability benefits. Indeed, even as overseas troop levels and operations costs begin to fall…certain long-term costs continue to rise as soldiers return home and begin to claim benefits.”