what was the damage cost of the vietnam war?
 The Vietnam War damaged the U.S. economy severely. The U.S. had poured some $168 billion into the war, but the real cost of the conflict was its impact on the economy. The economic and human costs of the Vietnam War were devastating. The war claimed between 2.5 to 4 million lives, the vast majority Vietnamese civilians – plus almost 60,000 Americans. 2. The United States’ defeat in Vietnam led to a period of despondency in America. 