Antropologiprofessorn David Vine skriver i The Guatdian 18 september: "Since George W Bush declared a “global war on terror” following al-Qaida’s September 11 attacks, the wars that US forces have launched and engaged in have displaced an estimated 37 million people, according to a new report I helped produce with teams from American University and Brown University’s Costs of War Project." However, the eight wars in our study are ones the US government bears significant responsibility for initiating (Afghanistan/Pakistan and Iraq), for escalating as a major combatant (Libya and Syria), or for fueling through drone strikes, battlefield advising, logistical support, and other military aid (Yemen, Somalia, and the Philippines). Displacement across these wars has totaled:

5.3 million Afghans;

9.2 million Iraqis;

3.7 million Pakistanis;

1.7 million Filipinos;

4.2 million Somalis;

4.4 million Yemenis;

1.2 million Libyans;

7.1 million Syrians.