How Long to Read The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict

How Long Does it Take to Read The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict by Linda J. Bilmes

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The true cost of the Iraq War is $3 trillion—and counting—rather than the $50 billion projected by the White House. Apart from its tragic human toll, the Iraq War will be staggeringly expensive in financial terms. This sobering study by Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard professor Linda J. Bilmes casts a spotlight on expense items that have been hidden from the U.S. taxpayer, including not only big-ticket items like replacing military equipment (being used up at six times the peacetime rate) but also the cost of caring for thousands of wounded veterans—for the rest of their lives. Shifting to a global focus, the authors investigate the cost in lives and economic damage within Iraq and the region. Finally, with the chilling precision of an actuary, the authors measure what the U.S. taxpayer's money would have produced if instead it had been invested in the further growth of the U.S. economy. Written in language as simple as the details are disturbing, this book will forever change the way we think about the war.

How long is The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict?

The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict by Linda J. Bilmes is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict aloud.

What Reading Level is The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict?

The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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