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[Spectator Live] Actually Vulture, far from costing us billions the Iraq war was probably revenue neutral, and may even have contributed to the Treasury. Unlike the US, we were still an oil exporter at the time, so the extra $5-10 on oil prices due to the invasion allowed Gordon to recoup the $8bn or so marginal cost of the war, in extra North Sea taxes (which are tied to the oil price).
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