Obama's new Afghanistan troop plan raises budget questions amid OCO fight

By Tony Bertuca / July 6, 2016 at 5:41 PM
President Obama's new plan to leave 8,400 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, which was not immediately accompanied by a plan to pay for them, drew harsh criticism from GOP defense hawks, including House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), who demanded the president immediately submit a supplemental budget request to finance the new strategy. A senior administration official told reporters Wednesday that the White House would work with Congress to fund the new policy. "We will engage in discussion with...

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