President-elect Obama's plan to remove U.S. forces from Iraq and focus instead on Afghanistan may not save the $10 billion a month he has mentioned in campaign speeches. He is counting on some savings from a drawdown in Iraq to pay for other initiatives he has proposed. While it is true that the United States spends that much in Iraq, drawing down U.S. forces there and shifting some of them to Afghanistan may require substantial outlays of funds, according to…
Obama May Not Save Much Money By Switching From Iraq To Afghanistan, Because Major Investment Required To Counter Taliban Forces: Analysts
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