cost of vietnam war
The total US debt could be pushing 100 trillion (of which some cost from Vietnam could still be part of the present total debt)! Vietnam (along with oil shocks) created the inflation of the 70's and it was tiny compared to todays debt... Cost of Vietnam War The Vietnam War ended up costing the US around $584 billion. <br /> Here is more input from others: <ul> <li>$30 billion in 1969</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The real cost of Vietnam?