Why are we spending more in Afghanistan in 2012 than in Iraq in 2004 ?

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11. They are logistical costs for preparing to pull out.

Everything of value we brought in over the last severa years that can be brought back needs prepped/IDed/packed and made ready for shipment. Some operations need transferred to civillian contractors and companies. You've got to hurry up and train afghan forces to take care of themselves, train their pilots, build up their military infrastructure and wrap up loose ends.

It's not like they look at a calender and say, "well today's the day. lets get outta here" - and hop in their M-ATVs and drive off. It;s taken several years to get al this shit where/how it is today. Gonna take either alot of effort to get it out in just a year.

Edit: I have feeling that a lot of assets and stuff will simply jump across the mediterranian to Yemen, Djibouti, and other terrorist hot spots used for training in NE Africa. Never ending wars, ya know.