President Obama is to announce the Afghan withdrawal on Wednesday. The war cost $120 billion last year, roughly $2 billion a week, and the social benefits will climb up as the time goes. The 27 members of the Senate including Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Rand Paul, and Sen. Bernie Sanders called out for a significant reduction of troops in Afghanistan, including combat forces.
"We urge you to follow through on the pledge you made to the American people to begin the redeployment of U.S. forces from Afghanistan this summer, and to do so in a manner that is sizable and sustained, and includes combat troops as well as logistical and support forces,"
-- The 27 Senators, in a letter to President Obama