In September 2021, 20 years after the United States invaded Afghanistan, Brown University released a comprehensive report that just outlined the staggering cost of the war on terror. It found that those military engagements added approximately $8 trillion to our national debt. We're still grappling with the cost of all of those wars, and now the President's starting a new one, all without properly consulting the American people. But let me be clear. (03:58–04:08)
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Asserts that military engagements related to the war on terror added about $8 trillion to the U.S. national debt.
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