More than 4.5 million people have been killed by wars involving the United States since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11). That’s the conclusion of a study by Brown University’s Cost of War project in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is one of the top eight American universities collectively known as the Ivy League.
The Brown Report states that between 906,000 and 937,000 people have died as a direct result of wars since 2001 in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya and Somalia. Additionally, 3.6 million people died from problems related to these wars. The report mentions economic collapse, food insecurity, the destruction of public health facilities, environmental pollution and recurring violence, among other things.
‘conservative estimate’
The report focuses specifically on the role of the United States in these foreign conflicts, all of which arose after and because of 9/11. “These countries have experienced the most violent wars the US government has waged since 2001 in the name of counterterrorism,” the Cost of War project said. The report points out that the number of indirect deaths is only a “conservative estimate” because “the actual effects are so large and complex that they are not quantifiable”.
The researchers also write that “while the US government is not solely responsible for the damages, it has a significant obligation to invest in humanitarian assistance and reconstruction in post-9/11 war zones,” writes the Costs of War project. declaration. “The US government could do much more than it does now to assume this responsibility.”
Source: BNR
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