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As the United States and the world mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq,

debates are raging about the consequences - for Iraq, the Middle East, and America's standing in the world. But the Iraq war's domestic impact - the Pentagon's ever mushrooming budget and its long-term influence on the US economy.

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