Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-obama-military-idUSBRE94H02R20130518

Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent
By Mark Felsenthal
WASHINGTON | Fri May 17, 2013 10:03pm EDT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that country.

The president asked for $79.4 billion to fund so-called overseas contingency operations in fiscal 2014, which begins October 1, down from his original $88.5 billion request, a White House aide said. Obama made the request in a letter to Congress.

The U.S. chief executive has said he plans to draw down troops in Afghanistan after 2014 but has not specified by how much.

"The president is still reviewing options from his national security team and has not made a decision about the size of a possible U.S. presence after 2014," National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said.



unhappycamper comment: Why the fuck are we going to spend 80 billion more dollars for the Afghanistan occupation? Better yet, why toss in another $9.6 billion dollars for this occupation? --> http://www.democraticunderground.com/11793836