Our new approach inAfghanistan is likely to cost us roughly $30 billion for the military this year, and I'llwork closelywithCongress to addressthesecostsaswework to bring down ourdeficit.
The answer to the second question depends on how theUSCongressaddressthe fiscal cliff, the prospect of drastic spending cuts and tax increases as the 2001 Bush fiscal package expires.
Third, the overhanging uncertainty over theUS fiscal cliff, the prospect of drastic spending cuts and tax increases as the 2001 Bush fiscal package expires, which theUSCongress has yet to address.