Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, National Priorities Project has tracked the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Recent events including the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq and the winding down of the troop “surge” in Afghanistan have led to the question – what’s going to happen to funding for U.S. operations in these countries?The answer is in three parts:•    Annual funding will be lower than in the past,•    The wars will continue to draw on taxpayer resources even after combat operations in both countries have ended, and•    The funding stream will ...