Cost of two ongoing wars

If you date the beginning of the Vietnam War from the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, the Afghanistan War has now lasted longer - 104 months.

* US deaths so far (in and near Afghanistan): 1,008

* The cost in dollars: approaching $300 billion

The Iraq War has now been going on for over seven years.

* The most recent US military death was on June 4

* US military deaths since war began on Mar. 19, 2003: 4,403. Since Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech on May 1, 2003: 4,264. Since Barack Obama's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009: 175

* The official number of US wounded in Iraq: 31,844. Estimated number of US wounded: over 100,000

The estimated number of Iraqi casualties due to the US invasion (JustForeignPolicy.org): 1,366,360

As of May 30th the US had spent a total of $1 trillion on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq,