US & Allies Have Dropped 46 Bombs Per Day for 20 Years, New CODEPINK Research Reveals
The United States has been at war for nearly every year of its existence as an independent nation, fighting in 227 years of its 244-year history.
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The US Never Dropped as Many Bombs on Afghanistan As It Did in 2018 (INFOGRAPHIC)
Since President Trump announced a new Afghan strategy last August and committed more troops to the country, the number of bombs dropped by the US coalition has surged dramatically.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner President Obama Dropped 26,171 Bombs in 2016
In 2016, President Obama’s last year in office, the United States dropped 26,171 bombs in seven countries, the vast majority (24,287) targeting Syria and Iraq. That amounts to 72 bombs per day – three bombs per hour – every day for the entire year.