Is Obama bankrupting the country

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Thanks. I'm not sure about Afghanistan, but the war in Irak was not paid out of the normal budget (I remember Bush having to go to Congress quite a few times for funding) so it might have to do with the way these costs are allocated. Also, the projection is a so called 'base-line' scenario from 2011, that is not assuming any policy changes. Perhaps ending the war in Afghanistan wasn't part of the base line scenario (although I doubt that).

It's actually Obama who claims that ending the wars will significantly improve public finances..