^^^ DAMN BRO! Lets discuss this in a rational manner and use facts. You have some great points, and certain members of Congress have voiced the cost of these wars. Prime example, the ACA if fully implemented would cost less than the Iraq War. Before people call b.s. add the complete cost of the war, lost of life at 400k, and add veteran health care post war. (PTSD AMPUTATIONS, ETC) As a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan I'm fighting an up hill battle for the military to even recognize my TBI even though I have neurological deficit that I stop breathing while I sleep. My sleep study confirmed this. Imagine how many other veterans are suffering from this!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3268511/