Alright Dave, give me a chance, I've been at work all day. Before I go rushing off to check your figures I would like to point out that in that £2 billion or so that has been spent on the 'Iraq conflict' you should take into account the amount paid to the armed forces. For example, in that figure will be the costes of operating Royal Naval ships and submarines in the area, the deployment of special forces and general infantry in addition to the logistical support required. All of which we would be paying anyway because whether at war or not that funding still has to be provided for. To deploy such units as armoured divisions, infantry units or elements of the RAF cost the taxpayer enormous amounts of money wherever they go be it Iraq or Cyprus. please lets bear these sort of things in mind when we throw figures around.

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