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Iraq War 'Caused Slowdown in the US'
Submitted by Derek Henson on Sat, 2008-03-01 16:00
?Professor Stiglitz told the Chatham House think tank in London that the Bush White House was currently estimating the cost of the war at about $US 500 billion, but that figure massively understated things such as the medical and welfare costs of US military servicemen.?
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