07-25-2008, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by forrestlayne  One very important issue..is that paying for his ideas is largely based on getting the troops out of Iraq.
But now he is talking about needing to send the troops to Afghanistan, dealing with Iran, etc. (moving them around is not "bringing the troops home" it is just getting them out of Iraq) | Correct, he thinks there needs to be more pressure and additional help in Afghanistan.
As I understand it, there are currently 158,000 troops deployed in Iraq. Obama's idea is to send two more combat brigades (7000 troops) to Afghanistan. I presume the rest would be sent home and/or be put on rotation.
Also, the money spent on the war is not just the amount spent on troop costs. We are also shelling out money for restructuring, rebuilding, paying insurgents etc. We need that money here and hopefully with the Iraqi government willing to talk about a timetable for us leaving, maybe they are ready to start shouldering the costs. We've done enough. |