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Iraq War Worsens Domestic Economic Problems

The American public, by an overwhelming margin, believes that the cost of the Iraq war is worsening domestic economic problems. In a New York Times/CBS News poll completed on April 2, 67 percent of respondents said the war had contributed “a lot” to American economic problems, and 22 percent said it was contributing “some.” Only 10 percent said “not much” or “not at all.”

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John M. Broder. "Views on Money for Iraq War, and What Else Could Be Done With It." New York Times. April 14, 2008.
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Views on Money for Iraq War, and What Else Could Be Done With It

nytimes.com — With long-term estimates of the cost of the Iraq war ranging from $1 trillion to $3 trillion or more, the question naturally arises of what else the country could have done with the money.

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