The overall US deficit rose from $200 billion when the Iraq War began in 2003 to much higher levels, showing that the Middle East wars directly expanded budget deficits.
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Luke GrmanEvidence Quote
“Our overall deficit when we went into Iraq in 2003 was 200 billion for the whole government for the whole deficit.”
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