1、1 For synopses of smaller operations, see CRS Report RL30184, Military Interventions by U.S.Forces from Vietnam to Bosnia: Background, Outcomes, and “Lessons Learned” for Kosovo,by (name redacted). This also provides cites to other CRS products on these operations.Congressional Research Service The
2、Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21013Updated October 3, 2001Costs of Major U.S. Wars andRecent U.S. Overseas Military Operationsnae redacted and nae redactedForeign Affairs and National Defense DivisionSummaryThe direct costs of U.S. military operat
3、ions have varied greatly, with a high of some$4.7 trillion (in constant FY2002 dollars) for the incremental costs of World War II, toa few million per operation for U.S. peacekeeping efforts in Cambodia, Angola, and theWestern Sahara. The incremental military costs of the war in Vietnam to the Unite
4、dStates was $572 billion in FY2002 dollars, and the Persian Gulf War incremental coststotaled some $80 billion in FY2002 dollars, most of which was covered by alliedcontributions. For the decade after the war, from FY1991 through FY2000, the DODhas incurred some $9.2 billion in incremental costs (in
