"It was under Mr Bush that the deficit spiralled out of control as we fought an unnecessary and endless $3,000bn war in Iraq..."
- James Carville, the Financial Times.
Once upon a time, it was cool and even factually correct to say that the Iraq war was a significant contributor to the federal budget deficits... but my oh my how times, congresses and administrations change.
Exit question: Would it now be cool and even factually correct to say that the Iraq war is/was budgetarily insignificant?
Puts current domestic spending in a whole new light, now doesn't it?
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This is a great graphic. While a lot of that money went outside, some of it did get recycled as far as being spent on American arms companies, outsourcing, etc.
Awesome graphic and very unfair, using facts and all to deflate lefty talking points.
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