Withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq : possible timelines and estimated costs.
In February 2009, President Obama described his strategy for ending the war in Iraq and announced that all U.S. combat operations there would cease by the end of August 2010. Based on that timeline, the size of the U.S. military force in Iraq would decrease from roughly 140,000 troops in the spring...
| Format: | Government Document eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
Congressional Budget Office,
[2009]
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo45190 |
| Summary: | In February 2009, President Obama described his strategy for ending the war in Iraq and announced that all U.S. combat operations there would cease by the end of August 2010. Based on that timeline, the size of the U.S. military force in Iraq would decrease from roughly 140,000 troops in the spring of 2009 to no more than 50,000 by the end of August 2010. In accordance with the Status of the Forces Agreement signed by Iraq and the United States in November 2008, the remaining 50,000 U.S. troops must leave Iraq by the end of December 2011. In response to your request, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated the future costs under the Administration's plan for conducting military operations in Iraq and for the repair and replacement of equipment used or lost in Iraq. Moreover, as you requested, CBO examined three options under which forces would be withdrawn sooner than under the Administration's plan and starting from two different dates. To reflect the possibility that conditions might delay the planned withdrawal, CBO also analyzed a fourth option, which would provide for a slower schedule for withdrawing military personnel than that planned by the Administration. Finally, CBO compared the costs under the four options with those of the Administration's plan. |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF page 1 screen (viewed Sept. 8, 2009). Two page letter precedes document. "October 7, 2009." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([ii], 23 pages) : color illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |