One 9/11 tally: 3.3 Trillion

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By SHAN CARTER and AMANDA COX Published: September 8, 2011

Al Qaeda spent roughly half a million dollars to destroy the World Trade Center and cripple the Pentagon. What has been the cost to the United States? In a survey of estimates by The New York Times, the answer is $3.3 trillion, or about $7 million for every dollar Al Qaeda spent planning and executing the attacks. While not all of the costs have been borne by the government — and some are still to come — this total equals one-fifth of the current national debt. All figures are shown in today’s dollars.

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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/09/08/us/sept-11-reckoning/cost-graphic.html