US Conflicts by Era
13
Victories
5
Defeats
13
Inconclusive
$2.4B
Total Cost
25,000
US Deaths
—
Civilian Deaths
$2B
Total Cost
15,549
US Deaths
—
Civilian Deaths
$2.5B
Total Cost
13,283
US Deaths
25,000
Civilian Deaths
$80B
Total Cost
655,000
US Deaths
50,000
Civilian Deaths
$23.6B
Total Cost
6,642
US Deaths
250,000
Civilian Deaths
$5.2T
Total Cost
521,915
US Deaths
56,500,000
Civilian Deaths
$1.4T
Total Cost
94,884
US Deaths
4,207,200
Civilian Deaths
Korean War
1950–1953 · $389B · Stalemate / Armistice
Iran Coup
1953–1953 · $11M · Regime change
Guatemala Coup
1954–1954 · $33M · Regime change
Vietnam War
1955–1975 · $1T · Defeat
Bay of Pigs
1961–1961 · $460M · Defeat
Dominican Republic
1965–1966 · $2.8B · Regime installed
Chile Coup
1970–1973 · $80M · Regime change
Grenada
1983–1983 · $400M · Victory
Panama
1989–1990 · $400M · Victory
$184.3B
Total Cost
439
US Deaths
5,500
Civilian Deaths
$4.8T
Total Cost
7,101
US Deaths
710,789
Civilian Deaths
Afghanistan
2001–2021 · $2.3T · Defeat
GWOT (Other)
2001– · $95B · Ongoing
Iraq War
2003–2011 · $2T · Pyrrhic victory / Strategic defeat
Drone Wars
2004– · $30B · Ongoing
Somalia (AFRICOM)
2007– · $5B · Ongoing
Libya
2011–2011 · $1.5B · Regime change / State collapse
Niger/Sahel
2013–2024 · $750M · Withdrawal
Syria
2014–2025 · $30B · Ongoing / ISIS territorial defeat
Anti-ISIS
2014– · $115B · Partial Victory
Yemen
2015–2025 · $10B · Ongoing humanitarian catastrophe
Ukraine Aid
2022– · $175B · Ongoing
Red Sea (Houthis)
2023–2025 · $4.6B · Ceasefire
Iran 2026
2026– · $35B · Ceasefire (Day 39) — Trump declares war 'over' — Blockade tightening
Lebanon 2023
2023– · $21.7B · Developing