U.S. Vice President Joe Biden discusses the U.S. troop drawdown in Iraq later today at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Indianapolis, the White House said. Biden also will discuss the government's support of U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and throughout the world, and the commitment the Obama administration has made to serving veterans, the vice president's daily schedule indicated. The VFW event is its 111th national convention. In the afternoon, Biden travels to Toledo, Ohio, for a Middle Class Task Force visit at the Chrysler Toledo Assembly Complex, the United Press International (UPI) reported. He will conduct a task force meeting and discuss how the U.S. auto industry has been strengthened by the administration's actions, stressing investments in General Motors Co and Chrysler, the Cash for Clunkers program and the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. While in Ohio, Biden will attend an event for Gov. Ted Strickland, who is seeking re-election.
